Eighty‑seven percent of KO voters said they favored “full control” of arrivals, compared with 74 percent of the far‑right Confederation electorate and 67 percent of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) base, according to the Opinia24 poll for think‑tank More in Common Polska published by daily Rzeczpospolita.
Support was only slightly lower among backers of the center‑left New Left (68 percent) and the agrarian‑liberal Third Way alliance (70 percent), while 55 percent of the left‑wing Together party favored the measure.
Control, not hostility
“Regaining control over migration remains an absolute priority for every social group we surveyed,” More in Common Polska director Adam Traczyk told the newspaper, adding that the findings do not signal animosity toward foreigners.
“Poles want a firm migration policy yet retain basic human kindness and recognize migrants’ contributions.”
Far fewer respondents called for reducing overall immigration: 25 percent among PiS voters, around 20 percent for New Left, Confederation and Third Way, 22 percent for Together, and just 8 percent among KO supporters.
Political backdrop
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has pledged since returning to office last autumn to “restore control” over Poland’s frontiers amid an influx of migrant workers and asylum seekers. His coalition has been tightening work‑visa procedures after a 2023 scandal over alleged abuses under the previous PiS government.
The poll surveyed 1,000 adults between May 3 and 10 using mixed online and telephone methods; the margin of error was about ±3 percentage points, Opinia24 said.
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Source: Polskie Radio 24, TVN24