{"id":75724,"date":"2024-06-18T15:32:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/immigration-more-people-believe-it-has-a-negative-impact-on-society-than-positive-poll-suggests\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:32:03","slug":"immigration-more-people-believe-it-has-a-negative-impact-on-society-than-positive-poll-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/18\/immigration-more-people-believe-it-has-a-negative-impact-on-society-than-positive-poll-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration: More people believe it has a negative impact on society than positive, poll suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More people in the UK think immigration has a negative impact on society compared to a positive one, according to a new survey carried out by YouGov exclusively for Sky News.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Across the UK, 43% of people asked thought that immigration<\/strong><\/a> has a negative impact on British society, compared to 35% who said it has a positive impact.<\/p>\n

While the results varied according to location, only in London and in Scotland were people more likely to say that immigration has a positive impact.<\/p>\n

And there were clear divides between age groups: 54% of 18 to 24-year-olds think immigration has a positive effect. But among those aged 65 and up, 58% think the impact of immigration on society is negative.<\/p>\n

There was a more mixed view on the economic benefits of immigration, with the results pretty even: 39% of respondents thought immigration has a positive impact on the economy, with 37% saying the impact was negative.<\/p>\n

But the poll identified a clear gender split, with only 34% of women saying that immigration has had a positive economic impact, compared with 43% of men.<\/p>\n

Respondents also thought that cutting immigration would have a negative impact on the NHS, hospitality, universities and social care, but a positive effect on housing.<\/p>\n

The survey also revealed deep political distrust among the public, with 52% saying they think Labour<\/strong><\/a> are not telling the truth about what they think on immigration, and 49% saying the same thing about the Conservatives. Every region and demographic distrusted the main two parties on this point.<\/p>\n

And people by a large margin believed that governments – from whatever party – could cut immigration if they really wanted but that it would have negative consequences they don’t want to face.<\/p>\n

Reform UK<\/strong><\/a> is the only party people think are telling the truth on immigration: 60% agreed that the party was saying what it genuinely thought.<\/p>\n

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Nor do people trust the main two parties to follow through on their promises. People thought that immigration would increase under both a Labour and a Conservative<\/strong><\/a> government – despite believing that their policies aim to reduce it.<\/p>\n

People overwhelmingly think war, poverty and gangs are mainly responsible for increases in immigration – compared to just 1% who think climate change is the main cause, or 4% who think Brexit is.<\/p>\n

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