for longer term attitudes, the respected European Social Survey found that in 2022, external most people in the UK thought immigration had been good for the economy and the country’s cultural life. A clear majority said it had made Britain a better place to live.
https://europeansocialsurvey.org/news/article/round-11-data-now-available
Separate research by the World Values Survey, external found the UK the least likely country to agree that immigration causes crime or unemployment
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https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute/assets/uk-attitudes-to-immigration-1018742pub01-115.pdf