NumbersUSA Education & Research Foundation has been sponsoring polling by Pulse Opinion Research of likely mid-term voters in Senate, House and Presidential battleground states over the last year.

The majority of voters in all 25 polled states chose immigration levels at least 25% lower than the current one. The favorite choice was a level requiring at least a 75% cut in annual numbers. (The number of respondents in nearly all the states was 1,000.)

THE QUESTION: Current federal policy adds about one million new immigrants with lifetime work permits each year. Which is closest to the number of new immigrants the government should be adding each year -- less than 250,000, 500,000, 750,000, one million, one and a half million, or more than two million?

The state results cover a period of 15 months. National polling over that same period found very little variation in opinion favoring cuts versus favoring no cuts.

53% vs. 30% -- Nov. 7-8, 2018 (actual voters polled after midterm election)

62% vs. 25% -- March 7-8, 2018

60% vs. 27% -- Dec. 19-20, 2017

55% vs. 29% -- Oct. 2-3, 2017

61% vs. 26% -- Aug. 24-25, 2017

62% vs. 23% -- July 24-25, 2017

63% vs. 24% -- April 19-20, 2017

59% vs. 27% -- Feb. 15-19, 2017

Even going back to April 1-2 before the 2014 midterm elections, the results found similar opinions, with 63% of likely voters favoring cutting immigration to 750,000 or less, compared with 21% favoring staying at one million or increasing the number.

“Despite consistent polling showing that most Americans have favorable opinions about immigrants, it is clear that voters also think that one million a year is too much,” commented NumbersUSA president Roy Beck. “All eventual compromises that may lead to government action must meet this basic desire for less immigration.”

DATE STATE 750K or LESS 1 MILLION or MORE MARGIN July 12-14, 2017 Arizona 62% 25% +37% March 20-24, 2018 California 56% 32% +24% March 20-21, 2018 Colorado 56% 32% +24% March 14-15, 2018 Florida 62% 30% +32% March 20-25, 2018 Idaho 61% 29% +32% June 6-8, 2018 Illinois 51% 36% +15% May 5-9, 2017 Indiana 55% 21% +34% March 20-22, 2018 Louisiana 70% 20% +50% June 8-12, 2017 Michigan 64% 22% +42% July 11-13, 2017 Minnesota 57% 26% +31% April 19-20, 2017 Missouri 63% 24% +39% May 17-21, 2017 Montana 61% 26% +35% March 14-15, 2018 North Carolina 60% 27% +33% July 11-14, 2017 Nevada 63% 24% +39% July 12-17, 2017 New Mexico 56% 30% +26% June 7-8, 2018 New York 57% 33% +24% May 5-18, 2017 North Dakota 53% 23% +20% March 20-21, 2018 Ohio 65% 26% +39% March 14-15, 2018 Pennsylvania 58% 31% +27% March 20-24, 2018 Tennessee 64% 26% +38% March 14-15, 2018 Texas 63% 28% +35% July 11-14, 2017 Utah 55% 29% +26% March 20-21, 2018 Virginia 51% 31% +20% May 17-23, 2017 West Virginia 72% 16% +56% March 14-15, 2018 Wisconsin 57% 31% +26%

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