A recent poll shows that more Americans believe immigrants benefit from the U.S. amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose new restrictions on the nation’s legal immigration system.

To gather data for The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey, researchers polled 1,183 people between Sept. 11-15, using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel.

More Americans see benefits from immigrants for economic growth and companies

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According to the AP-NORC poll, people say they are more likely to see "major" benefits from individuals who come to the U.S. legally and are less likely to see "major" risks, compared with a separate poll from 2024.

Roughly 6 in 10 Americans say a "major" benefit of immigrants in the country l

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