Government off track, with almost eight in 10 voters wanting more done to manage contentious issue
Our poll was conducted face-to-face on Monday and Tuesday of this week among a national quota sample of 1,500 people, representative of about four million adults aged 18 and upwards.
Voters clearly recognise immigration as a multifaceted issue and balance in their mind the key roles played by migrants in supporting our health and service sectors against images of tents in Dublin and protests across the country at sites earmarked for accommodating asylum seekers and refugees. Opinion is more divided when it comes to the provision of accommodation for asylum seekers and refugees. While 48 per cent of voters would like to see the Government do more in this regard, almost as many, 43 per cent, feel that it is already doing enough., 38 per cent of voters say they would be more likely to vote for a candidate who voiced concerns about immigration. This is a notable increase on the 30 per cent who felt this way in February.
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