PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- While most people asked say immigration is good for the United States, a Gallup Poll indicates displeasure with President Bush's handling of the issue. A November poll showed 26 percent of U.S. residents asked approved of the way Bush is handling immigration, while 65 percent disapproved, a Gallup Tuesday Briefing analysis said. The poll was conducted three weeks before Bush traveled to the U.S. Southwest to talk about immigration.
A Gallup poll released in June showed strong U.S. support for immigration, with 61 percent of respondents saying it was good for the county and 34 percent saying it wasn't. Forty-six percent said they would like to see immigration decreased and 49 percent said the presence of recent immigrants holds down wages for other U.S. workers.
The latest telephone survey conducted Nov. 11-13 polled 1,006 adults in the United States. The data have a margin of error of 3 percentage points. The other data was collected June 6-25 in telephone interviews with 2,264 people and had a margin of error of 5 percentage points.
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