A new Associated Press-NORC poll finds that half of respondents think that immigrants in the country illegally affect certain government-funded programs. A recent poll shows that more Americans believe immigrants benefit from the U.S. amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose new restrictions on the nation’s legal immigration system. Republicans less likely to want to lower legal immigrationDig deeper:Less than half of people believe the number of legal immigrants should stay as it is, roughly 25% said the number of legal immigrants in the U.S. should be lowered "a lot" or "a little." According to the AP, roughly 3 in 10 Republicans now admit that legal immigration should be lowered, down from 45% in January. About 3 in 10 people believe the number of legal immigrants to the U.S. should be increased "a lot" or "a little," which rose from January, when 24% of people said they wanted an increase in legal immigration.