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16 April 2018

3149 GB adults surveyed

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Until 1962 all citizens of Commonwealth countries had the right to come and live in Britain. Many Commonwealth citizens who came here at that time do not have paperwork proving when they came and have faced legal difficulties with their immigration status in recent years. In principle, do you think Commonwealth citizens who came to Britain many decades ago before immigration rules were tightened should or should not have the right to stay?

Conducted 16 April 2018

YouGov surveyed 3149 GB adults

78%
9%
13%
Until 1962 all citizens of Commonwealth countries had the right to come and live in Britain. Many Commonwealth citizens who came here at that time do not have paperwork proving when they came and have faced legal difficulties with their immigration status in recent years. In principle, do you think Commonwealth citizens who came to Britain many decades ago before immigration rules were tightened should or should not have the right to stay?

Conducted 16 April 2018

YouGov surveyed 3149 GB adults

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78%
9%
13%

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