[Lnc-business] Public views on immigration

[Starchild]

	With talk of building a wall, the increased recent visibility of sharply xenophobic and racist views in the era of Trump, etc., things may not seem rosy for libertarian views in this area. But the situation is better than it appears at first blush: According to Gallup polling, more people want to maintain levels of legal immigration than cut them, and the number who want to *increase* legal immigration has risen significantly over the past couple decades:

> "For decades, Gallup has asked Americans if they think the level of legal immigration should be 'kept at its present level, increased, or decreased.' In recent years, Americans have been closely split between holding steady (38 percent as of June 2017) and decreasing (35 percent). The remainder, around 1 in 4, want to increase legal immigration.
> 
> While the clear majority want to decrease or hold legal immigration steady, these numbers represent a longer-term pro-immigration shift — as of the mid-1990s, two-thirds of Americans wanted to decrease legal immigration, and only 6 or 7 percent wanted to increase it."


(From https://www.npr.org/2018/01/23/580037717/what-the-latest-immigration-polls-do-and-dont-say )

	This makes sense – the world continues to become more interconnected, the Internet is transcending borders, and young people tend to be more immigration-friendly than older people. 

	People may not be embracing freedom as quickly as we would prefer, but I think the long term trends remain mostly positive and that humanity continues to gradually move in a libertarian direction. Our leadership in being out in front of that curve is vital.

Love & Liberty,

                                   ((( starchild )))
At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee
                         RealReform at earthlink.net
                                 (415) 625-FREE
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   With talk of building a wall, the increased recent visibility of
   sharply xenophobic and racist views in the era of Trump, etc., things
   may not seem rosy for libertarian views in this area. But the situation
   is better than it appears at first blush: According to Gallup polling,
   more people want to maintain levels of legal immigration than cut them,
   and the number who want to *increase* legal immigration has risen
   significantly over the past couple decades:

     "For decades, Gallup has asked Americans if they think the level of
     legal immigration should be 'kept at its present level, increased,
     or decreased.' In recent years, Americans have been closely split
     between holding steady (38 percent as of June 2017) and decreasing
     (35 percent). The remainder, around 1 in 4, want to increase legal
     immigration.
     While the clear majority want to decrease or hold legal immigration
     steady, these numbers represent a longer-term pro-immigration shift
     � as of the mid-1990s, two-thirds of Americans wanted to decrease
     legal immigration, and only 6 or 7 percent wanted to increase it."

   (From
   [1]https://www.npr.org/2018/01/23/580037717/what-the-latest-immigration
   -polls-do-and-dont-say )

   This makes sense � the world continues to become more interconnected,
   the Internet is transcending borders, and young people tend to be more
   immigration-friendly than older people.

   People may not be embracing freedom as quickly as we would prefer, but
   I think the long term trends remain mostly positive and that humanity
   continues to gradually move in a libertarian direction. Our leadership
   in being out in front of that curve is vital.

   Love & Liberty,

                                      ((( starchild )))

   At-Large Representative, Libertarian National Committee

                            [2]RealReform at earthlink.net

                                    (415) 625-FREE

References

   1. https://www.npr.org/2018/01/23/580037717/what-the-latest-immigration-polls-do-and-dont-say
   2. mailto:RealReform at earthlink.net