"Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens."
The act of moving permanently to another country.
Immigration policies: Laws, regulations and other legal policies that govern immigration and migration process.
Categories of Immigration: Classification of immigrants according to their purpose of arrival, skills, family relationship, and other factors depending on the country’s immigration policies.
Immigration process: Step-by-step procedures involved while applying for permanent residency or citizenship including necessary documents, fees, eligibility criteria and timelines.
Immigration documents: Different types of documents such as visa, passport, work permit, green card, or permanent residency that are necessary during the application process and after arriving in the country.
Immigration and economy: The economic impact of immigration, both positive (increased labor force, innovative ideas, cultural diversity) and negative (competition in the job market, difficulty integrating, potential for lower wages).
Immigration and social issues: Social implications of immigration such as cultural adaptation, discrimination, social services, and human rights.
Immigration and politics: The role of immigration in politics, including government policy, public opinion, lobbying, and advocacy.
Refugee and asylum: The legal process of accepting and accommodating refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced persons, including the criteria for granting asylum, resettlement, and integration.
Immigration statistics: Recording and analyzing migration patterns, patterns by countries, regions, or demographics, and impacts on the countries of origin and arrival.
"Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration."
"Research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries."
"Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population."
"Research is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects underprivileged natives."
"Estimates of gains ranging between 67 and 147 percent for the scenarios in which 37 to 53 percent of the developing countries' workers migrate to the developed countries."
"Development economists argue that reducing barriers to labor mobility between developing countries and developed countries would be one of the most efficient tools of poverty reduction."
"Positive net immigration can soften the demographic dilemma in the aging global North."
"The academic literature provides mixed findings for the relationship between immigration and crime worldwide."
"Research shows that immigration either has no impact on the crime rate or that it reduces the crime rate in the United States."
"Research shows that country of origin matters for speed and depth of immigrant assimilation."
"There is considerable assimilation overall for both first- and second-generation immigrants."
"Research has found extensive evidence of discrimination against foreign-born and minority populations in criminal justice, business, the economy, housing, health care, media, and politics in the United States and Europe."