A recently released Gallup poll revealed some interesting results in terms of immigration policies in America. A significant majority of Americans say that they view immigration as good for the country, but only a small minority wish to see an increase in U.S. immigration levels.

Gallup shared these findings in a report published Wednesday Aug. 24, titled "In U.S., Support for Decreasing Immigration Holds Steady." Noting recent controversy regarding immigration reform policies as presidential candidates gear up for the 2016 election, the organization noted a common trend in terms of immigration policy preferences.

Statistics taken from the survey show that, as seen regularly from prior annual tracking polls on the subject, a steady level of Americans (almost 40 percent) say that they would like to see immigration levels decreased. An equal percentage reportedly reveal that they feel immigration levels should be maintained as they are currently.

"The relatively small percentage of Americans who want immigration increased, however, has edged down this year to 21 percent," said Gallup's Frank Newport.

Gallup's overall survey summation in terms of immigration perspectives in 2016 is as follows:

"While most Americans believe immigration is a good thing for the country, a relatively small percentage would like to see the nation's level of immigration increased, while the rest want it either to remain the same or to decrease," Newport said.

In terms of survey methods, results for this poll were based on telephone interviews that took place between June 7, 2016 and July 1, 2016. The population sample included 3,270 adults over 18 years of age and residing in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.

All respondents had previously been interviewed in Gallup tracking polls and had agreed to participate in followup surveys. The sample is reported as "weighted to be representative of U.S. adults." And finally, the margin of sampling error is noted at plus or minus three percentage points, with a 95 percent confidence level.