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Section 3.1Table 3Survey results – immigration is more of a problem than an opportunityCountry 2009 2010Canada 25% 27%France 43% 42%Germany 44% 44%Netherlands 45% 39%Italy 49% 45%United States 54% 52%Spain 58% 53%United Kingdom 66% 65%Source: Transatlantic Trends 2010Table 4Attitudes to the level of immigration, Australia, 1996–2011. Selected surveysYearToo highAbout right/too fewDon’t know/refusedNumber of surveys1996 65% 31% 4% 51997 64% 28% 8% 11999 47% 51% 2% 12001 41% 54% 4% 12002 38% 59% 3% 22003 38% 57% 5% 12005 39% 56% 5% 12006 34% 63% 3% 12007 33% 60% 7% 22008 46% 53% 1% 12009 40% 54% 6% 22010 46% 50% 4% 62011 39% 55% 6% 1Source: Phone and mail-out surveys, as cited by Goot 2011; Scanlon Foundation survey, 2011 (Markus 2011); AES data is derived from McAllister andPietsch 2011. Where there was more than one poll in the year, results have been averaged.Immigration tracking surveys indicate a steady decline in the proportion who considerthat there are too many immigrants coming to Canada: an average of 45 per cent in1996, 37 per cent in 2001, 30 per cent in 2005, 27 per cent in 2009 and 23 per cent19 20in 2010.Other time series data is provided by Gallup Canada and the Environics ResearchGroup. Of 19 Gallup surveys conducted in Canada between 1975 and 2005, thosewho favoured a reduction in the intake was only above 50 per cent on one occasion,and on no occasion did it reach 60 per cent. The most recent Gallup poll, conductedin 2005, found support for a reduction at 20 per cent. 21A Greater Australia: Population, Policies and Governance119