Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

What is your view of the UK’s immigration system when it was part of the EU?

Fieldwork dates: 26 May 2023 - 2 June 2023
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: What is your view of the UK’s immigration system when it was part of the EU?
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Pollster		 2 June 2023
Poll by Public First
When the UK was part of the EU, the UK’s immigration system was too strict and did not allow enough people to immigrate to the UK 7%
When the UK was part of the EU, the UK’s immigration system was strict enough and allowed a good number of people to enter the UK 32%
When the UK was part of the EU, the UK’s immigration system was not strict enough and allowed too many people to immigrate to the UK 38%
Don't know 23%

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Now thinking back to when the UK was part of the EU, which of the following comes closest to your view?
When the UK was part of the EU, the UK’s immigration system was too strict and did not allow enough people to immigrate to the UK;
When the UK was part of the EU, the UK’s immigration system was strict enough and allowed a good number of people to enter the UK; or
When the UK was part of the EU, the UK’s immigration system was not strict enough and allowed too many people to immigrate to the UK.

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