In a marked reversal from a year ago, more Americans now have positive views about immigration, and a record high believes it is good for the nation.

About 8 in 10 Americans, 79 percent, say immigration is “a good thing” for the country today, an increase from 64 percent a year ago and a high point in the nearly 25-year trend. Only about 2 in 10 US adults say immigration is a bad thing right now,

Americans are expressing a more positive view of immigration that they have in the last four years, according to a Gallup poll.