Both in the U.S. and worldwide, nearly half say there are too many immigrants in their country and four in ten support closing borders to refugees entirely. Among nearly 18,000 adults under the age of 65 from 25 countries surveyed by Ipsos, 48% agree that “there are too many immigrants” in their country. The proportion of those in the United States who share this view is also 48%. Turkey, which has seen a huge influx of Syrian refugees, is the country where the perception that there are too many immigrants is most widespread (83%). It is also where this opinion has increased the most since Ipsos started tracking global attitudes towards immigration in 2011. In contrast, during the same period, this view has declined in the U.S. (by 13 points) and, to an even larger extent, in Great Britain (by 26 points).

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Global Views on
Immigration and the
Refugee Crisis
2017
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Overall attitudes to immigration
Impact of immigration
Attitudes to refugee crisis

3. OVERALL ATTITUDES TO
IMMIGRATION
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Global attitudes toward immigration: general belief it is increasing, with negative consequences
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017
75%
20%
6%
INCREASED
STAYED THE SAME
DECREASED
Over the last 5 years, in your opinion has
the amount of migrants in your country…
21%
34%
42%
3%
POSITIVE
NEUTRAL
NEGATIVE
DON'T KNOW
Would you say that immigration has generally had a
positive or negative impact on your country?
44%
28%
24%
4%
AGREE
NEITHER
DISAGREE
DON'T KNOW
“Immigration is causing my country to
change in ways that I don’t like”
48%
27%
21%
5%
AGREE
NEITHER
DISAGREE
DON'T KNOW
“There are too many immigrants in our country”
Base: 12361/17903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017

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July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
78% 82% 81% 78% 80% 80%
94% 95% 88% 77% 79% 66%
96% 97% 97% 92% 92% 81%
87% 92% 94% 90% 87% 93%
85% 86% 86% 88% 88% 83%
91% 94% 93% 88% 95% 91%
89% 92% 84% 85% 86% 94%
87% 88% 86% 77% 79% 79%
93% 94% 87% 84% 73% 63%
81% 90% 90% 93% 97% 90%
78% 74% 70% 76% 78% 78%
78% 78% 83% 79% 85% 83%
77% 82% 87% 85% 90% 89%
77% 78% 81% 82% 81% 83%
80% 79% 80% 82% 81% 85%
85% 88% 91% 81% 84% 81%
72% 73% 73% 74% 82% 81%
74% 76% 69% 65% 72% 77%
50% 60% 58% 56% 63% 85%
77% 80% 81% 77% 79% 77%
69% 69% 77% 63% 75% 65%
46% 68% 60% 52% 46% 56%
61% 73% 62% 70% 73% 75%
In nearly all countries, most think immigration in their country has increased in last five years – it is the
case in the US, but to a somewhat lesser extent than in 2016
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
45%
58%
66%
78%
74%
51%
61%
58%
58%
58%
65%
52%
51%
48%
43%
29%
40%
28%
38%
37%
35%
21%
27%
9%
10%
30%
33%
25%
12%
14%
35%
24%
28%
27%
27%
20%
28%
30%
31%
31%
43%
31%
41%
30%
28%
27%
40%
26%
41%
38%
75%
91%
90%
90%
88%
86%
85%
85%
85%
85%
85%
81%
80%
79%
74%
72%
71%
69%
68%
64%
61%
61%
54%
50%
49%
Total
Peru
Sweden
Turkey
Italy
Brazil
South Africa
Belgium
France
Serbia
Germany
Russia
Canada
Mexico
Argentina
India
Great Britain
Hungary
Australia
United States
Spain
Poland
Saudi Arabia
Japan
South Korea
Increased a lot Increased a littleJuly 2017
Over the last 5 years, in your opinion has the amount of migrants in your country decreased or increased?
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017

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Since 2011, the perception that immigration is on the rise has gained ground most in Sweden and
Germany and ebbed most in South Korea and Spain; it is down 13 points in the US
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2013 2014 Jul-15 Oct-15 Jul-16 Jul-17
Sweden Germany Spain South Korea United States
Over the last 5 years, in your opinion has the amount of migrants in your country decreased or increased?

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Globally, few think immigration has had a positive impact, but more do in the US and in other
English-speaking countries than elsewhere
July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
20% 21% 21% 21% 20% 21%
48% 50% 52% 30% 33% 38%
45% 42% 49% 41% 41% 43%
35% 31% 28% 26% 25% 19%
36% 38% 37% 33% 31% 39%
33% 42% 36% 32% 30% 31%
35% 28% 25% 25% 22% 18%
24% 29% 31% 39% 38% 37%
17% 21% 23% 35% 29% 30%
20% 19% 21% 21% 21% 19%
14% 17% 19% 25% 23% 27%
18% 15% 20% 16% 12% 10%
18% 21% 20% 15% 17% 16%
14% 14% 15% 20% 22% 22%
11% 13% 11% 12% 11% 14%
11% 10% 12% 10% 8% 9%
9% 15% 13% 13% 13% 17%
10% 13% 16% 14% 14% 17%
12% 17% 15% 17% 12% 15%
10% 9% 5% 9% 12% 14%
8% 7% 11% 8% 8% 10%
6% 6% 2% 7% 7% 6%
6% 9% 6% 8% 6% 8%
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
Would you say that immigration has generally had a positive or negative impact on your country?
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
21%
45%
44%
40%
38%
38%
35%
25%
22%
20%
18%
18%
18%
17%
15%
14%
11%
11%
10%
10%
10%
9%
9%
6%
5%
Total
Saudi Arabia
India
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
United States
Sweden
Brazil
Spain
South Korea
South Africa
Germany
Peru
Poland
France
Belgium
Japan
Mexico
Argentina
Italy
Russia
Turkey
Serbia
Hungary
July 2017- Very positive/Fairly positive

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Since 2011, Britain and the US show the largest increase in opinions that immigration has had a
positive impact while Sweden shows the steepest drop
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2013 2014 Jul-15 Oct-15 Jul-16 Jul-17
Great Britain United States Sweden
Would you say that immigration has generally had a positive or negative impact on your country?

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Countries surveyed with highest proportion of foreign-born population have more positive views about immigration
than nearly all other countries; while all have a similar share of immigrants, Britain and the US show more positive
opinions than Sweden, Spain, Germany, Belgium and France
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
Would you say that immigration has generally had a positive or negative impact on your country?
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
* Foreign born population figures: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2015.
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Great Britain
Hungary
India
ItalyJapan
Mexico
Peru Poland
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United States
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
% of foreign born population
%sayingimmigrationhasbeenVery/Fairlypositive

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July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
49% 46% 50% 48% 51% 52%
85% 82% 92% 83% 76% 51%
65% 61% 71% 67% 65% 67%
64% 63% 69% 73% 83% 77%
65% 65% 62% 61% 75% 66%
60% 60% 61% 63% 70% 72%
56% 56% 59% 65% 69% 58%
54% 50% 57% 57% 58% 61%
57% 51% 60% 58% 57% 52%
56% 49% 61% 56% 56% 60%
50% 48% 43% 51% 47% 53%
43% 41% 43% 37% 33% 46%
51% 47% 49% 48% 53% 59%
40% 44% 48% 48% 56% 67%
55% 50% 54% 46% 50% 50%
49% 53% 60% 60% 64% 71%
44% 42% 44% 43% 52% 52%
43% 28% 35% 44% 44% 37%
41% 38% 39% 40% 45% 42%
35% 30% 36% 42% 45% 41%
31% 31% 33% 30% 29% 24%
33% 35% 32% 24% 28% 29%
12% 14% 13% 16% 17% 15%
Globally, and in the US, nearly half believe “there are too many immigrants in our country”
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
48%
83%
66%
62%
62%
61%
56%
56%
54%
54%
53%
53%
50%
48%
48%
47%
46%
45%
44%
43%
39%
35%
35%
31%
30%
15%
Total
Turkey
Italy
Russia
South Africa
Belgium
Serbia
Peru
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
France
India
Germany
Sweden
United States
Spain
Hungary
Great Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Mexico
Canada
Brazil
South Korea
Poland
Japan
Jul 2017 - Strongly Agree/Tend to Agree
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “There are too many immigrants in our country”
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

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Since 2011, views that there are “too many immigrants” have most declined in Britain, Spain and the
US and most increased in Turkey
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2013 2014 Jul-15 Oct-15 Jul-16 Jul-17
Turkey United States Spain Great Britain
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “There are too many
immigrants in our country”

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Nearly half globally and in the US are uncomfortable with changes brought on by immigration, but unease ebbed
slightly vs. 2016
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
44%
77%
63%
57%
56%
54%
52%
49%
49%
46%
46%
46%
45%
45%
44%
43%
42%
41%
40%
38%
38%
34%
32%
27%
24%
23%
Total
Turkey
Italy
Russia
Belgium
Hungary
South Africa
France
India
Spain
United States
Argentina
Germany
Australia
Sweden
Great Britain
Serbia
Poland
Canada
Saudi Arabia
New Zealand
Peru
Mexico
Japan
South Korea
Brazil
2017 – Strongly agree/ tend to agree
46%
74%
63%
60%
55%
56%
49%
54%
52%
41%
52%
43%
44%
49%
41%
47%
43%
44%
38%
30%
24%
30%
23%
2016 – Strongly agree/ tend to agree
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Immigration is causing my
country to change in ways that I don’t like”.
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

13. IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION
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Globally, attitudes are split on the impact of immigration, but most concerns are over pressure on
public services and jobs/economy
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
Immigrants make your country a more interesting place to live
Immigration has placed too much pressure on public services in your country
Immigrants in your country have made it more difficult for people of your nationality
to get jobs
Priority should be given to immigrants with higher education and qualifications who can
fill shortages among certain professions in your country
8% 20% 31% 16% 20% 5%
Immigration is good for the economy of your country
11% 20% 29% 15% 20% 5%
23% 26% 27% 11% 8% 5%
19% 22% 27% 15% 12% 4%
14% 26% 29% 13% 14% 5%
STRONGLY AGREE
TEND TO AGREE
NEITHER AGREE NOR
DISAGREE
TEND TO DISAGREE
STRONGLY DISAGREE
DON’T KNOW
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

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July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
50% 50% 50% 49% 52% 51%
72% 72% 81% 72% 66% 45%
62% 62% 59% 61% 74% 63%
59% 58% 67% 63% 59% 56%
59% 64% 68% 68% 72% 76%
58% 63% 56% 63% 68% 68%
55% 48% 45% 37% 36% 40%
60% 59% 58% 58% 65% 66%
57% 51% 61% 59% 58% 58%
60% 64% 60% 61% 63% 56%
57% 62% 53% 53% 58% 59%
50% 51% 52% 56% 59% 70%
55% 48% 53% 53% 55% 62%
52% 53% 47% 52% 50% 58%
53% 52% 52% 56% 59% 64%
51% 47% 45% 51% 56% 56%
45% 49% 43% 48% 52% 43%
45% 42% 49% 59% 54% 44%
34% 42% 34% 30% 30% 27%
35% 39% 31% 34% 36% 25%
36% 32% 37% 35% 43% 37%
32% 27% 34% 34% 38% 33%
21% 25% 21% 25% 29% 28%
Citizens from most countries, including the US, are concerned about immigration placing pressure on public services
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
49%
73%
65%
61%
58%
57%
56%
56%
55%
55%
53%
53%
53%
52%
51%
51%
51%
50%
45%
36%
36%
35%
35%
33%
32%
26%
Total
Turkey
South Africa
Italy
Great Britain
Belgium
Sweden
United States
India
France
Hungary
Spain
New Zealand
Argentina
Serbia
Germany
Australia
Canada
Russia
Peru
Saudi Arabia
Poland
South Korea
Brazil
Mexico
Japan
July 2017 - Strongly Agree/Tend to Agree
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Immigration has placed
too much pressure on public services in your country”
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

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Turkey and Sweden have become more worried about pressure from immigration on public services
since 2011 while Britain, Australia, and the US have become less concerned
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2013 2014 Jul-15 Oct-15 Jul-16 Jul-17
Turkey Great Britain Sweden Australia United States
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Immigration has placed
too much pressure on public services in your country”

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July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
44% 43% 45% 46% 49% 48%
78% 80% 85% 72% 70% 61%
69% 65% 68% 71% 77% 75%
56% 60% 54% 58% 69% 64%
51% 49% 55% 52% 52% 51%
50% 43% 56% 57% 54% 61%
49% 51% 54% 57% 58% 52%
49% 46% 48% 51% 56% 60%
45% 45% 46% 51% 53% 50%
45% 49% 52% 50% 54% 46%
43% 37% 47% 57% 53% 52%
41% 45% 41% 45% 51% 52%
41% 39% 40% 53% 62% 54%
43% 41% 39% 47% 44% 41%
41% 42% 48% 46% 50% 41%
40% 41% 46% 36% 44% 35%
38% 43% 48% 51% 53% 62%
35% 40% 32% 38% 39% 30%
34% 31% 36% 39% 42% 38%
28% 30% 30% 35% 34% 37%
29% 32% 29% 32% 40% 35%
26% 28% 24% 29% 35% 38%
25% 24% 25% 18% 21% 23%
Over 4 in 10 globally (and in the US) blame immigration for nationals’ difficulty to get jobs, but trend is slightly down
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
41%
78%
64%
58%
56%
49%
47%
45%
44%
44%
43%
42%
41%
41%
40%
40%
37%
37%
34%
34%
33%
30%
29%
26%
21%
21%
Total
Turkey
Russia
South Africa
India
Argentina
Italy
United States
New Zealand
Australia
Belgium
Peru
Saudi Arabia
Spain
Hungary
Canada
France
Poland
Great Britain
South Korea
Brazil
Germany
Mexico
Japan
Serbia
Sweden
Jul 2017 - Strongly Agree/Tend to Agree
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Immigrants in your country
have made it more difficult for people of your nationality to get jobs”
Base: 17,903 0 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

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July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
28% 28% 28% 27% 26% 28%
51% 47% 52% 44% 43% 41%
45% 38% 38% 32% 31% 27%
46% 43% 48% 40% 45% 45%
42% 43% 43% 40% 40% 43%
36% 33% 30% 28% 26% 23%
40% 46% 41% 37% 34% 36%
33% 35% 38% 37% 34% 28%
30% 25% 36% 27% 21% 18%
27% 32% 33% 37% 40% 47%
26% 28% 27% 23% 24% 23%
30% 29% 26% 27% 27% 29%
23% 16% 17% 24% 26% 28%
22% 21% 23% 26% 23% 30%
27% 31% 22% 23% 25% 27%
20% 26% 20% 23% 22% 26%
19% 23% 20% 25% 20% 22%
19% 19% 19% 16% 13% 18%
16% 23% 15% 19% 21% 24%
15% 20% 14% 18% 23% 30%
15% 11% 14% 11% 17% 14%
15% 16% 13% 14% 13% 13%
12% 8% 13% 12% 12% 15%
Globally, less than 3 in 10 view the economic impact of immigration positively, but proportions are greater in the US
and other English speaking countries; more Americans say it’s good for the country than at any time since 2011
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
28%
50%
47%
47%
46%
43%
42%
41%
34%
31%
28%
27%
27%
26%
26%
23%
20%
19%
19%
18%
16%
15%
11%
9%
9%
8%
Total
Saudi Arabia
Great Britain
New Zealand
India
Canada
United States
Australia
Peru
Sweden
South Africa
Brazil
Germany
Spain
Poland
South Korea
Mexico
Japan
Argentina
Belgium
France
Italy
Turkey
Hungary
Russia
Serbia
Jul 2017 - Strongly agree/Tend to agree
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Immigration is good
for the economy of your country”
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

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July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
40% 42% 41% 42% 42% 45%
55% 51% 55% 56% 57% 58%
61% 57% 54% 59% 59% 58%
56% 52% 60% 55% 55% 56%
52% 50% 46% 44% 51% 61%
50% 53% 49% 57% 56% 62%
50% 50% 55% 48% 52% 51%
49% 57% 50% 55% 55% 57%
38% 38% 35% 33% 34% 33%
48% 43% 42% 39% 30% 38%
37% 43% 43% 47% 41% 42%
43% 44% 44% 43% 43% 49%
33% 37% 31% 27% 30% 35%
39% 34% 34% 36% 36% 34%
31% 33% 31% 36% 39% 36%
32% 42% 37% 46% 48% 42%
28% 27% 40% 32% 30% 34%
29% 28% 31% 29% 29% 36%
26% 36% 26% 28% 28% 34%
33% 38% 34% 33% 33% 41%
33% 33% 40% 45% 44% 45%
27% 26% 30% 39% 36% 35%
26% 27% 24% 26% 34% 36%
40%
58%
56%
55%
54%
51%
51%
50%
46%
43%
42%
42%
39%
38%
36%
35%
33%
33%
32%
31%
29%
28%
27%
25%
24%
20%
Total
New Zealand
Saudi Arabia
Great Britain
South Africa
Australia
Canada
India
Russia
United States
Sweden
Germany
Turkey
Peru
Poland
Argentina
Spain
France
Mexico
South Korea
Japan
Hungary
Belgium
Brazil
Italy
Serbia
Jul 2017 - Strongly Agree/Tend to Agree
Opinions vary widely across countries about giving priority to high-skilled immigrants to fill shortages; a growing
proportion of Americans and majorities in all other English-speaking countries support it
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Priority should be given to immigrants with
higher education and qualifications who can fill shortages among certain professions in your country”
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

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July 2016 Oct 2015 July 2015 2014 2013 2011
29% 29% 30% 30% 30% 31%
45% 39% 40% 38% 39% 33%
49% 50% 47% 45% 43% 46%
44% 44% 47% 46% 42% 48%
44% 44% 46% 44% 42% 46%
42% 42% 41% 37% 37% 36%
45% 40% 42% 40% 47% 40%
39% 37% 46% 44% 45% 44%
36% 32% 38% 31% 29% 26%
32% 36% 33% 35% 34% 35%
33% 37% 34% 39% 43% 49%
25% 20% 28% 23% 27% 30%
21% 22% 20% 19% 18% 18%
23% 23% 23% 25% 20% 22%
23% 19% 23% 31% 33% 39%
17% 24% 20% 23% 25% 28%
17% 20% 20% 20% 16% 19%
27% 26% 22% 18% 24% 22%
17% 16% 19% 19% 19% 22%
14% 16% 13% 16% 16% 18%
14% 18% 14% 16% 16% 18%
13% 15% 18% 20% 25% 23%
9% 6% 9% 8% 10% 12%
Americans and nationals from other English-speaking countries are far more likely than others to say
immigrants make their country a more interesting place to live
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
31%
49%
49%
48%
48%
48%
47%
46%
44%
36%
34%
32%
32%
27%
25%
24%
23%
22%
22%
21%
18%
13%
13%
10%
10%
8%
Total
Great Britain
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
India
United States
Saudi Arabia
Peru
Sweden
South Africa
Germany
Brazil
Turkey
Spain
Argentina
Poland
France
Belgium
Mexico
South Korea
Italy
Japan
Hungary
Russia
Serbia
July 2017
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Immigrants make your
country a more interesting place to live”
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, New Zealand, July 2017

21. ATTITUDES TO
REFUGEE CRISIS
©2017 Ipsos21

22. 22 ©2017 Ipsos
Globally, only two in five want to close borders to refugees, but majorities have concerns about their motives and the
risk of terrorism; less than half think they will successfully integrate
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
12%
31%
26%
19%
12% AGREE VERY MUCH
AGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE VERY MUCH
DON'T KNOW
“I’m confident that most refugees who come to my
country will successfully integrate into their new society”
23%
30%22%
14%
12%
AGREE VERY MUCH
AGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE VERY MUCH
DON'T KNOW
29%
30%
19%
10%
13% AGREE VERY MUCH
AGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE VERY MUCH
DON'T KNOW
“There are terrorists pretending to be refugees who will
enter my country to cause violence and destruction”
18%
21%
26%
25%
10% AGREE VERY MUCH
AGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE SOMEWHAT
DISAGREE VERY MUCH
DON'T KNOW
“We must close our borders to refugees entirely—
we can’t accept any at this time
“Most foreigners who want to get into my country as a refugee
really aren’t refugees. They just want to come here for economic
reasons, or to take advantage of our welfare services”
Base: 12361/17903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany,
Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea,
Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
Base: 11861/17401 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South
Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
Base: 12361/17903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017

23. 23 ©2017 Ipsos
Closing borders to refugees is most popular in Turkey, Hungary and India; while still a
minority hold this view in the US, support for it is up sharply
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
*Trends from 2016 calculated by
repercentaging 2017 figures to exclude
don’t knows
41%
40%
29%
28%
19%
23%
25%
22%
23%
18%
16%
24%
13%
14%
14%
15%
10%
5%
11%
11%
10%
9%
6%
8%
22%
21%
31%
22%
29%
22%
20%
22%
20%
22%
25%
16%
25%
21%
18%
18%
21%
23%
15%
14%
15%
15%
16%
13%
20%
15%
22%
22%
27%
24%
23%
23%
20%
27%
29%
21%
28%
29%
27%
27%
25%
41%
24%
26%
32%
28%
25%
37%
13%
15%
13%
18%
16%
20%
21%
24%
31%
25%
25%
25%
31%
28%
32%
32%
30%
22%
38%
34%
34%
39%
45%
14%
4%
10%
5%
10%
10%
11%
11%
9%
7%
7%
6%
13%
4%
9%
9%
9%
14%
9%
12%
16%
10%
8%
8%
28%
Turkey
Hungary
India
Italy
Russia
Poland
Belgium
Germany
Sweden
United States
South Africa
France
Serbia
Australia
Great Britain
Argentina
Spain
South Korea
Saudi Arabia
Brazil
Canada
Peru
Mexico
Japan
Agree very much Agree somewhat Disagree somewhat Disagree very much Don't know
Total Agree
2017 excl. DK
Change
since
2016*
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “We must close our borders to refugees entirely
- we can’t accept any at this time”
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
66%
67%
63%
55%
53%
51%
50%
49%
46%
43%
43%
46%
39%
38%
35%
35%
36%
30%
30%
30%
27%
27%
24%
29%
+1
-5
+2
-3
0
-3
-8
0
+1
+11
-2
+6
-
+2
-1
-3
-8
+10
-3
+1
+6
-
-3
+5

24. 24 ©2017 Ipsos
Majority in most countries, including the US, believe there are terrorists pretending to
be refugees
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
*Trends from 2016 calculated by
repercentaging 2017 figures to exclude
don’t knows
63%
48%
39%
42%
51%
40%
35%
35%
35%
29%
24%
30%
29%
12%
29%
20%
17%
20%
22%
21%
18%
3%
6%
19%
34%
40%
34%
25%
30%
30%
29%
29%
34%
37%
28%
28%
44%
26%
32%
35%
30%
28%
25%
24%
32%
13%
10%
9%
11%
13%
9%
14%
14%
16%
13%
14%
16%
18%
26%
32%
21%
19%
18%
23%
27%
22%
20%
26%
29%
3%
4%
5%
3%
7%
7%
10%
8%
9%
9%
9%
11%
6%
7%
13%
13%
3%
12%
9%
10%
17%
34%
34%
5%
6%
5%
7%
9%
10%
10%
12%
15%
14%
14%
13%
11%
6%
12%
16%
28%
15%
15%
22%
21%
6%
17%
Turkey
Russia
India
Germany
Hungary
Italy
United States
Poland
France
Great Britain
Australia
Peru
Sweden
South Korea
Belgium
Canada
Japan
Mexico
South Africa
Brazil
Argentina
Serbia
Spain
Agree very much Agree somewhat Disagree somewhat Disagree very much Don't know
Total Agree
2017 excl. DK
Change
since
2016*
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “There are terrorists pretending to be
refugees who will enter my country to cause violence and destruction”
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico,
Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
87%
87%
83%
83%
83%
77%
73%
73%
75%
74%
71%
66%
64%
59%
62%
62%
72%
59%
58%
58%
53%
36%
23%
-1
0
+2
+3
+1
0
-4
-3
-4
+2
-4
-
-3
-9
+2
+2
-1
+9
-11
-6
-8
-
+2

25. 25 ©2017 Ipsos
Many, including a majority of Americans, doubt most refugees really are refugees
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
*Trends from 2016 calculated by
repercentaging 2017 figures to
exclude don’t knows
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement – “Most foreigners who want to get into my
country as a refugee really aren’t refugees. They just want to come here for economic reasons, or to take advantage of
our welfare services”
27%
38%
33%
39%
29%
32%
31%
36%
29%
26%
29%
21%
19%
13%
21%
19%
21%
15%
8%
14%
17%
15%
13%
12%
44%
33%
34%
28%
35%
29%
30%
25%
29%
29%
24%
30%
30%
36%
27%
29%
25%
27%
33%
27%
22%
23%
24%
23%
18%
13%
20%
15%
21%
17%
21%
18%
18%
23%
19%
22%
19%
27%
22%
24%
23%
25%
39%
27%
26%
28%
25%
27%
5%
7%
10%
9%
8%
8%
11%
12%
12%
14%
15%
17%
18%
16%
18%
17%
18%
26%
10%
18%
26%
17%
22%
4%
6%
9%
4%
10%
7%
14%
7%
9%
12%
10%
14%
10%
13%
9%
13%
12%
14%
8%
9%
13%
10%
17%
16%
35%
India
Russia
Turkey
Hungary
South Africa
Poland
Peru
Italy
Belgium
Germany
France
United States
Argentina
Mexico
Great Britain
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
South Korea
Canada
Sweden
Brazil
Spain
Japan
Agree very much Agree somewhat Disagree somewhat Disagree very much Don't know
Change
since
2016*
Total Agree
2017 excl. DK
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
76%
78%
69%
74%
69%
71%
66%
67%
66%
60%
61%
56%
57%
54%
54%
54%
53%
45%
46%
48%
42%
45%
44%
54%
0
-3
+4
+4
0
-4
-
-1
+5
+3
-2
-8
-3
+6
-4
-6
+1
-
-4
+4
+5
-1
+8
0

26. 26 ©2017 Ipsos
Confidence in refugees’ ability to integrate varies widely across countries, a plurality of Americans
are trust refugees will successfully integrate into the US
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
*Trends from 2016 calculated by
repercentaging 2017 figures to
exclude don’t knows
Please tell whether you agree or disagree with the following statement– “I’m confident that most refugees who
come to my country will successfully integrate into their new society”
32%
23%
22%
23%
15%
13%
14%
17%
14%
12%
11%
16%
10%
12%
8%
11%
11%
7%
7%
7%
9%
5%
3%
3%
38%
42%
41%
39%
43%
41%
40%
34%
34%
34%
34%
27%
33%
28%
31%
26%
26%
26%
24%
21%
17%
21%
22%
13%
15%
21%
23%
16%
23%
23%
26%
23%
26%
27%
26%
16%
25%
26%
28%
25%
26%
26%
28%
27%
27%
32%
50%
35%
10%
5%
8%
9%
13%
13%
9%
8%
16%
19%
19%
27%
19%
23%
17%
29%
19%
33%
30%
28%
42%
31%
14%
13%
5%
9%
6%
14%
7%
10%
12%
17%
10%
8%
11%
14%
13%
10%
17%
10%
18%
9%
11%
17%
4%
12%
11%
36%
Serbia
Peru
India
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Canada
Argentina
Brazil
United States
South Africa
Australia
Hungary
Great Britain
Russia
Spain
Germany
Poland
Sweden
Italy
France
Turkey
Belgium
South Korea
Japan
Agree very much Agree somewhat Disagree somewhat Disagree very much Don't know
Change
since 2015*
Total Agree
2017 excl. DK
Base: 17,903 adults aged 16-64 across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru, July 2017
73%
71%
67%
71%
61%
60%
61%
62%
53%
51%
51%
50%
49%
45%
46%
41%
44%
36%
35%
34%
28%
29%
28%
25%
-
-
+3
+2
-2
+1
-2
-4
0
-2
0
-1
+3
-2
-7
-2
0
-1
-3
+8
-2
-4
-3
-3

27. 27 ©2017 Ipsos
Most Europeans do not think the EU responded well to the refugee crisis
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
Base: 7,380 adults aged 16-64 across Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Serbia.
4%
5%
3%
3%
3%
2%
3%
19%
14%
18%
13%
8%
7%
7%
9%
6%
7%
27%
26%
20%
22%
30%
25%
21%
24%
12%
18%
25%
18%
20%
26%
28%
25%
24%
31%
15%
26%
16%
32%
40%
31%
27%
30%
40%
29%
59%
42%
8%
6%
2%
6%
5%
9%
6%
7%
5%
7%
Great Britain
Poland
Serbia
Germany
Spain
France
Hungary
Belgium
Italy
Sweden
Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don't know
The European Union has responded well to the refugee crisis.
Total Agree
2017 excl. DK
25%
20%
19%
16%
11%
11%
10%
10%
9%
8%

28. 28 ©2017 Ipsos
Central Europeans tend to have a favorable view of their country’s response to the refugee crisis,
Germans are mixed, citizens from other Western European countries tend to be critical
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
30%
14%
22%
9%
10%
5%
2%
2%
3%
2%
25%
39%
24%
26%
18%
17%
19%
17%
10%
10%
14%
24%
22%
21%
20%
29%
22%
30%
34%
27%
14%
12%
12%
16%
14%
26%
22%
25%
24%
26%
12%
10%
15%
24%
33%
17%
30%
20%
24%
27%
6%
6%
5%
6%
6%
5%
6%
5%
9%
Hungary
Serbia
Poland
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Sweden
Belgium
Spain
France
Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don't know
Country has responded well to the refugee crisis.
Base: 7,380 adults aged 16-64 across Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Serbia.
Total Agree
2017excl. DK
58%
53%
49%
37%
29%
23%
22%
20%
13%
12%

29. 29 ©2017 Ipsos
Methodology
IPSOS IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES POLL
• These are the findings of the Global @dvisor Immigration tracker 2011-2017. In total 17,903 interviews were conducted between June 24
and July 8, 2017 among adults aged 18-64 in the US and Canada, and adults aged 16-64 in all other countries.
• The survey was conducted in 25 countries around the world via the Ipsos Online Panel system. The countries reporting herein are:
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Serbia, Peru and New Zealand.
• In each country surveyed, between 500+ and 1000+ individuals participated via the Ipsos Online Panel. The sample was 1000+ in Australia,
Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain and the United Stated of America. In all other countries the sample
was 500+. The precision of Ipsos online polls is calculated using a credibility interval with a poll of 1,000 accurate to +/- 3.5 percentage
points and of 500 accurate to +/- 5.0 percentage points. For more information on Ipsos’ use of credibility intervals, please visit the Ipsos
website.
• In countries where internet penetration is approximately 60% or higher, the data output generally reflects the overall population. Of the 25
countries surveyed online, 17 yield results that are balanced to reflect the general population: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada,
France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Great Britain and the United States. The
5 remaining countries surveyed – Brazil (58%), India (19%), Mexico (44%), South Africa (49%) and Turkey (51%) - have lower levels of
internet connectivity and reflect online populations that tend to be more urban and have higher education/income than the general
population.
• Where results do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, multiple responses or the exclusion of don't knows or not stated
responses.
• Data are weighted to match the profile of the population.

30. 30 ©2017 Ipsos
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