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Wed 09 Sep 2008Tighter immigration policy favoured by 66% - poll
ALMOST TWO-THIRDS of adults in the State believe immigration policy should be made more restrictive given the worsening economic outlook, according to an opinion poll to be published today.
The survey by Amárach Research for a national integration debate due to be held in Dublin this evening found generally positive attitudes towards recent immigration, with 54 per cent saying it had on balance been good for Ireland. Some 33 per cent felt immigration had been bad for the country and 13 per cent believed it had made little difference.
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