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> Until around 1995, immigration restriction was overwhelmingly mainstream in the United States and still commands a strong plurality. Popular opposition does
by deogeo 7y ago
> Until around 1995, immigration restriction was overwhelmingly mainstream in the United States and still commands a strong plurality.
Popular opposition does not look like it had much of an effect on immigration rate [1]. One might even call the policy un-democratic.
[1] https://cis.org/Report/Immigrants-United-States https://cis.org/Report/Immigrants-United-States, Figure 1