When thinking about the government’s immigration policy, should the UK government have control over who can and can’t come into the country or should they have an immigration system that deters people from coming to the UK so that numbers remain low?

Fieldwork dates: 28 January 2022 - 3 August 2022
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 2 polls

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Results for: When thinking about the government’s immigration policy, should the UK government have control over who can and can’t come into the country or should they have an immigration system that deters people from coming to the UK so that numbers remain low?
Fieldwork end date Pollster	3 August 2022 Poll by Ipsos	10 February 2022 Poll by Ipsos
The UK government having control over who can and can’t come into the country, whether or not that means immigration numbers are significantly reduced	40%	43%
Having an immigration system that deters people from coming to the UK so that numbers remain low	27%	25%
Neither of the above	22%	22%
Don't know	10%	10%

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When thinking about the government’s immigration policy, which of the following two statements is most important to you? The UK government having control over who can
and can’t come into the country, whether or not that means immigration numbers are significantly reduced OR Having an immigration system that deters people
from coming to the UK so that numbers remain low

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Migration and freedom of movement