India, July 14 -- Americans have grown markedly more positive toward immigration over the past year, and a record-high percent of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country, according to the latest Gallup survey.
These shifts reverse a four-year trend of rising concern about immigration that began in 2021 and reflect changes among all major party groups.
With illegal border crossings down sharply this year, fewer Americans than in June 2024 back hard-line border enforcement measures, while more favor offering pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the U.S.
After climbing to 55 percent in 2024, the percentage of Americans who say immigration should be reduced has dropped by nearly half to 30 percen...