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A majority of Quebecers oppose the idea of welcoming more immigrants to Canada, a new survey suggests.

A poll conducted by SOM for Cogeco Nouvelles and published Wednesday suggests that 55 per of respondents think Canada shouldn’t accept more immigrants in the wake of anti-immigration measures announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, while 36 per cent are in favour of welcoming more immigrants and nine per cent are undecided.

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The survey also found that 75 per cent of the 1,010 respondents polled online are in favour of tightening surveillance on Canada’s borders to prevent the arrival of illegal immigrants.

Meanwhile, the survey also suggests that only 36 per cent of respondents favour a decision by city council to designate Montreal a “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants while 41 per cent oppose the idea. Nearly one in four respondents — 23 per cent — were undecided on the issue. But the survey, conducted between Feb. 24-27, found that the younger and more educated of the respondents favoured the concept of a sanctuary city, which would allow immigrants with no official status to receive full access to public services offered by Montreal.

The poll’s margin of error is 3.4 per cent, 19 times out of 20.