Love the Food, Though!

The past decade’s great influx of immigrants has strained but not worn out Americans’ welcome. Indeed, a Gallup poll finds people better-disposed toward immigration now than in the early 1990s. The total number of Americans who believe the level of immigration should be increased (12 percent) or kept the same (36 percent) almost exactly matches the number who feel it should be reduced (49 percent). By contrast, a 1993 poll found 65 percent wanting the level decreased, 7 percent wanting it increased and 27 percent wanting it kept the same.