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3. Transatlantic Trends: Immigration TTI is a public opinion survey conducted using randomized telephone interviews In each country around 1,000 people aged 18 and over were interviewed between September 1 and September 17, 2009 For national samples, the maximum margin of error is +/-3.1% (at the 95% confidence level) For the total European sample, the maximum margin of error is +/- 1.3% (at the 95% confidence level) Total sample size is 8,032 YearTotal CoverageEuropean Coverage 2008U.S. + Poland + EU5 France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Poland 2009U.S. + Canada + EU6 France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain 3

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36. Key Findings 2009 Economics and politics: Economic crisis had little effect on attitudes, political leaning remains closely tied with perceptions of immigration Immigrant numbers: Respondents in all countries grossly overestimate Policy preferences: Support for permanent over temporary worker programs in all countries; legalization support is up in Europe, down in U.S. Government rating: Americans across the political spectrum think that the government is managing immigration poorly 36

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