New research shows that two in five Britons (43%) still feel the issue of immigration has been discussed too little, 28% think it’s discussed about the right amount and 26% that it has been discussed too much.

1. Immigration and asylum
Ipsos MORI Political Monitor
Public attitudes to immigration

2. 2
2
4
19
19
12
11
28
28
34
36
4
2
February 2014
March 2014
Very satisfied Fairly satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Fairly dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don't know
Satisfaction with government’s handing of
immigration and asylum – monthly change
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way the government is dealing with immigration and
asylum?
62%21%
Source: Ipsos MORI Political MonitorBase:1,000 British adults 18+, 8th – 12th March 2014; 10,12 British adults 18+, 1st – 3rd February 2014
64%23%

3. 3
Satisfaction with government’s handing of
immigration and asylum over time
Source: Ipsos MORIBase: c. 1,000 British adults each month
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way the government is dealing with immigration and
asylum?
14% 14%
11%
16% 14% 15%
21%
23%
67% 68%
72%
66% 67%
64%
62%
64%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Satisfied Dissatisfied

4. 4
Government open and honest about scale of
immigration
Please could you tell me the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement:
Source: Ipsos MORI Political MonitorBase: 1,000 British adults 18+, 8th – 12th March 2014
Don’t know
3%
15%
10%
29%
40%
4%
69%
Strongly
disagree
Strongly agree
The government is open and honest about the scale of immigration into Britain
18%

5. 5
2
3
3
10
11
15
8
3
10
25
29
29
51
51
40
4
2
4
January 2003
October 2007
March 2014
Strongly agree Tend to agree Neither agree nor disagree
Tend to disagree Strongly disagree Don't know
Government open and honest about scale of
immigration over time
Please could you tell me the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement:
80%14%
Source: Ipsos MORI
Base: 1,000 British adults 18+, 8th – 12th March 2014; 1.013 British adults 18+, 31st October – 1st November 2007; 2,057 British adults 18+, 16th – 21st January 2003.
Please note, the data collected in March 2014 and October 2007 used a telephone methodology, the data collected in January 2003 used a face-to-face methodology.
Comparisons should be made with caution.
69%18%
The government is open and honest about the scale of immigration into Britain
12% 76%

6. 6
Immigration discussed too much, too little or
right amount?
Generally speaking, do you think that the issue of immigration has been discussed in Britain too much, too
little or about the right amount over the last few years?
Source: Ipsos MORI Political MonitorBase: 1,000 British adults 18+, 8th – 12th March 2014
26%
28%
43%
Don’t know – 2%
It has been
discussed too little
It has been
discussed
too much
It has been
discussed about the
right amount

7. 7
11%
26%
20%
28%
62%
43%
7%
2%
April 2011
March 2014
It has been discussed too much It has been discussed about the right amount
It has been discussed too little Don't know
Immigration discussed too much, too little or
right amount?
Generally speaking, do you think that the issue of immigration has been discussed in Britain too much, too
little or about the right amount over the last few years?
Source: Ipsos MORI and YouGov
Base: 1,000 British adults 18+, 8th – 12th March 2014 (Ipsos MORI); 2.735 British adults 18+, 14th – 15th April 2011 (YouGov).
Ipsos MORI survey conducted by telephone and YouGov survey conducted online therefore comparisons should be made with caution.

8. For more on public attitudes to immigration in the UK, see:
www.ipsos-mori.com/immigration-review
Contacts:
Bobby Duffy, Managing Director Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute: bobby.duffy@ipsos.com
Kully Kaur-Ballagan, Research Director, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute: kully.kaur-ballagan@ipsos.com
Tom Frere-Smith, Research Manager, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute: tom.frere-smith@ipsos.com