In the run up to the Australian parliamentary elections that are expected to be held in the third week of this month, political parties on both sides are viewing immigration as one of the significant factors in their policy decisions. While the right wing parties have been advocating a reduction in immigration, a poll conducted by a media company recently has shown that on the ground, the common people of Australia are actually in favor of immigration. The poll which was conducted in the month of April has revealed that a majority of people who have been polled held the belief that immigration has actually benefited Australia both economically and socially and made it a better place to live in.

Australia Immigration Supported By Majority, An Exclusive SBS-Commissioned Essential Media Poll Revealed On Monday.

The poll found 51 per cent of respondents thought immigration was "generally positive" for the country, 35 per cent believed it was "generally negative" and 14 per cent were unsure.
The top reason respondents gave for supporting immigration was "it creates economic growth".
While the top reason people gave for opposing immigration was "new immigrants often fail to assimilate with the rest of the population".

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New Liberal Senator Jim Molan at a government joint party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, February
Liberal senator Jim Molan tells voters to ignore party's voting instructions
Throughout the federal election campaign, the Coalition has conflated immigration numbers with congestion in Australia's urban cities like Sydney and Melbourne. But the poll suggested this is not gaining traction. Only 13 per cent of people said they opposed Australia immigration(In the run up to the Australian parliamentary elections that are expected to be held in the third week of this month, political parties on both sides are viewing immigration as one of the significant factors in their policy decisions. While the right wing parties have been advocating a reduction in immigration, a poll conducted by a media company recently has shown that on the ground, the common people of Australia are actually in favor of immigration. The poll which was conducted in the month of April has revealed that a majority of people who have been polled held the belief that immigration has actually benefited Australia both economically and socially and made it a better place to live in
Australia Immigration Supported By Majority, An Exclusive SBS-Commissioned Essential Media Poll Revealed On Monday.
The poll found 51 per cent of respondents thought immigration was "generally positive" for the country, 35 per cent believed it was "generally negative" and 14 per cent were unsure.
The top reason respondents gave for supporting immigration was "it creates economic growth".
While the top reason people gave for opposing immigration was "new immigrants often fail to assimilate with the rest of the population".
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New Liberal Senator Jim Molan at a government joint party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, February
Liberal senator Jim Molan tells voters to ignore party's voting instructions
Throughout the federal election campaign, the Coalition has conflated immigration numbers with congestion in Australia's urban cities like Sydney and Melbourne. But the poll suggested this is not gaining traction. Only 13 per cent of people said they opposed Australia immigration due to overcrowding.
The poll was conducted online from 24 April to 29 April and is based on 1,010 respondents.
Refugee freeze
With the justification of "congestion-busting", the government announced in March a reduction to the cap on permanent migration from 190,000 to 160,000.
And on Sunday, Mr Morrison also confirmed the Coalition would freeze Australia's annual refugee intake level to 18,750 for the next three years.
) due to overcrowding.
The poll was conducted online from 24 April to 29 April and is based on 1,010 respondents.
Refugee freeze
With the justification of "congestion-busting", the government announced in March a reduction to the cap on permanent migration from 190,000 to 160,000.
And on Sunday, Mr Morrison also confirmed the Coalition would freeze Australia's annual refugee intake level to 18,750 for the next three years.