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Definition: immigration from Collins English Dictionary

n 1 the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there 2 the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country

› ˌimmiˈgrational adj

Immigration

From Encyclopedia of Global Studies
Immigration not only profoundly affects population dynamics but also has far-reaching economic, social, and political consequences for both destination countries and countries of origin. As such, immigration has global significance. It has also typically been a contested issue and remains one of the most controversial policy fields in virtually all countries. Immigration is the entry of a person into a political unit, usually a state, with the aim of establishing permanent residence. This process involves the transgression of a ratified boundary by which nation-states demarcate, thus making immigration an inherently political act even without the recognition as such by the immigrant. Figure 1 offers an overview of migration flows at the beginning of the 21st century. It shows a pronounced flow from lesser developed parts of the world to better-off regions, as measured by the Human Development Index. The United Nations estimated in 2009 the total stock of immigrants at roughly 194…
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Full text Article Fact Check: are there over a million foreigners living illegally in Britain? (Mar. 2018)

From The Conversation: An Independent Source of Analysis from Academic Researchers
There are probably over a million foreigners here illegally at the moment. There’s a large number, so no one could ever remove those really. David Wood, former director general of immigration enforcement, Home Office, speaking to MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee on October 10. Details on the…
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From American Governance
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The history of immigration in the United States exhibits a remarkable continuity over time. Many Americans' questions and concerns about immigration today echo those of Americans who lived decades and even centuries ago. There is a similarly impressive stability when it comes to the politics of…
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From Encyclopedia of South Africa
At the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, the country's immigrant population, defined as permanent residents born outside of the country, comprised 200,000 whites from Europe, 200,000 blacks from neighboring countries, and 150,000 migrants from India. All of the 1.2 million white…
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From International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family
Immigration is the term used to describe the process of a person entering and settling as a permanent resident in another country; emigration is the process of leaving one's country of origin. When the term immigration is used, emigration is assumed to have occurred first. Emigrating is the…
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From Encyclopedia of American Government and Civics
At first, immigration to the United States was relatively unregulated, as there was plenty of room in America for newcomers and no perceived threat to those already here. In many states, especially the newer western ones, immigrants were given the right to vote and hold public office before becoming…
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From International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Glossary 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees The key legal document defining who is a refugee, their rights, and the legal obligations of states toward asylum seekers and refugees. Assimilation Based on the assumption that new immigrants are culturally…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
entrance of a person (an alien ) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. High rates of immigration are frequently…
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From The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment
White immigration to British North America in the eighteenth century transformed the ethnic, religious, and intellectual landscape of the thirteen colonies. In this new world the humanitarian ideals of the Enlightenment, religious toleration, and freedom of conscience would find fertile soil. …
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From The Reader's Companion to American History
Bailyn, Bernard , The Peopling of North America: An Introduction (1986);. Bodnar, John , The Transplanted: A History of Immigrants in Urban America (1985);. Jones, Maldwyn Allen , American... …
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From Historical Dictionary of the Lesbian and Gay Liberation Movements
Immigration reform is one of the key areas on the lesbian and gay agenda. While lesbians and gay men are no longer excluded from immigration into or deportable from the United States , they are harassed and limited to immigrating only by being sponsored by their professional employer or claiming…
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