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On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is extremely bad and 10 is extremely good, would you say it is generally bad or good for Britain’s economy that migrants come to Britain from other countries?

Fieldwork dates: 1 June 2011 - 30 October 2022
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 11 polls

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0-3 17% 20% 12% 13% 14% 13% 12% 16% 17% 40% 43%
4-6 31% 30% 34% 33% 38% 35% 34% 36% 36% 39% 36%
7-10 50% 50% 53% 54% 47% 51% 51% 48% 48% 22% 21%

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“We now turn to some questions about immigration, that is, the rules that determine who can come to Britain from other countries in order to live and work here.
On a scale of 0 to 10, where 0 is extremely bad and 10 is extremely good, would you say it is generally bad or good for Britain's economy that migrants come to Britain from other countries?”

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