Poll: Voters Split On Immigrant Issue

Thirty-six percent of American voters say new immigrants are a burden on their community’s services, according to a poll released Saturday.

Thirty-one percent gave recent immigrants credit for making a positive contribution to their community, and 33 percent said immigrants don’t seem to be an issue either way, according to Newsweek magazine. The magazine is publishing the poll in its April 8 issue, which will be on newsstands Monday.

The poll also found that respondents who have witnessed a recent influx of immigrants in their communities - 38 percent - had more negative views toward immigration.

Newsweek said 54 percent of that group feel immigrants have done more to hurt than help their communities, and 39 percent believe immigrants have lowered their area’s overall quality of life.