In New Zealand, it’s at 3%. No wonder they allow immigrants to become permanent residents in only 2 years and get the right to vote. 27% of New Zealand is foreign-born. And the government just relaxed immigration rules even further.
Also explains how Labor in Australia could win a second term and why the far-right in Ireland are struggling politically despite all the anti-immigration protests (which even the main anti-immigration party, Aontu, condemns).
In the meantime, immigration is a top issue in Germany (although it has fallen from 43% in February 2025 to 23% in September 2025 under CDU, so the AfD might weaken if the economy improves and CDU continue on their anti-immigration streak). In France, it’s 28% as of February 2025. In Spain, it’s 31% as of February 2025.
StreetCarp665 on
It is trending up in Australia, so part of it is a lag on Europe which is about right given in most respects Australia sits about 5yrs behind the EU and UK on things like laws, etc but largely follows the well-trodden path of those areas.
Would not surprised if Australia saw it continue to trend upwards.
Efficient_Tonight_40 on
Are you American OP? I’d take this with a grain of salt, because outside of America in other English speaking countries (such as Canada where I live), anti-migrant sentiment is very much tied up in anxieties around the economy and housing, so a large portion of people who gave those as their most important issues probably don’t think very highly of immigration right now
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In New Zealand, it’s at 3%. No wonder they allow immigrants to become permanent residents in only 2 years and get the right to vote. 27% of New Zealand is foreign-born. And the government just relaxed immigration rules even further.
Also explains how Labor in Australia could win a second term and why the far-right in Ireland are struggling politically despite all the anti-immigration protests (which even the main anti-immigration party, Aontu, condemns).
In the meantime, immigration is a top issue in Germany (although it has fallen from 43% in February 2025 to 23% in September 2025 under CDU, so the AfD might weaken if the economy improves and CDU continue on their anti-immigration streak). In France, it’s 28% as of February 2025. In Spain, it’s 31% as of February 2025.
It is trending up in Australia, so part of it is a lag on Europe which is about right given in most respects Australia sits about 5yrs behind the EU and UK on things like laws, etc but largely follows the well-trodden path of those areas.
Would not surprised if Australia saw it continue to trend upwards.
Are you American OP? I’d take this with a grain of salt, because outside of America in other English speaking countries (such as Canada where I live), anti-migrant sentiment is very much tied up in anxieties around the economy and housing, so a large portion of people who gave those as their most important issues probably don’t think very highly of immigration right now