Immigration Policy

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The examination of policies related to the movement of people across borders, including issues around citizenship and refugees.

Immigration law: Immigration law refers to the rules, regulations and policies governing who is allowed to enter, live, and work in a country.
Refugee law: Refugee law deals with the legal protections and rights of individuals who are forced to flee their home country due to persecution or violence.
Visa and work permit policies: Visa and work permit policies govern how foreign workers are allowed to enter and work in a country.
Family reunification policies: Family reunification policies determine how family members of immigrants are allowed to join them in a new country.
Citizenship policies: Citizenship policies dictate the procedures and requirements for becoming a citizen of a country.
Immigrant detention policies: Immigrant detention policies govern the detention of immigrants who are awaiting deportation or removal from a country.
Enforcement and border security policies: Enforcement and border security policies refer to the measures used by a country to prevent unauthorized entry and to enforce immigration laws.
Integration policies: Integration policies are aimed at helping new immigrants integrate into their new culture and society.
Asylum process: The asylum process is the legal process for determining whether an individual who seeks protection in a new country qualifies for asylum.
Immigrant labor and workers' rights: Immigrant labor and workers' rights refer to the working conditions and labor protections afforded to foreign workers in a new country.
Economic Impact Analysis: This subfield deals with the analysis of the economic impact immigrants have on the host economy, including labor market effects, productivity, and macroeconomic outcomes.
Refugee and Asylum Policy: Refugee and asylum policy deals with the policies and procedures for refugees and asylum-seekers, their reception, and protection, and the legal frameworks governing them.
Family Reunification: Family reunification policy deals with the rules and regulations governing visa applications for family members of immigrants already residing within the host country.
Skilled Immigration Policy: Skilled immigration policy deals with policies concerning the inflow of highly skilled workers, including their selection and admission criteria, and their role in host country's economy and society.
Immigration and Citizenship Law: This subfield deals with the legal framework governing the admission, status, and rights of immigrants and their journey to citizenship.
Border Control and Management: This subfield deals with issues surrounding the management, monitoring, and control of borders, including policies for visa issuance, travel documents, and border security.
Migrant Integration: The integration of migrants within the host society involves policies dealing with their social, economic, and cultural integration.
Illegal Migration: This subfield considers the policies for managing and controlling illegal migration, including deterrence, border control, and deportation.
Labor Migration Policy: Labor migration policy is primarily concerned with policies governing the temporary or permanent migration of laborers of all skill levels, along with their working conditions.
Gender and Migration Policy: This subfield concerns the impact that gender has on migration patterns and the policies by which they are governed.
"United States Congress has authority over immigration policy in the United States."
"Enforcement [of immigration policy] is delegated to the Department of Homeland Security."
"Historically, the United States went through a period of loose immigration policy in the early-19th century."
"The United States went through a period of strict immigration policy in the late-19th and early-20th centuries."
"Policy areas related to the immigration process include visa policy, asylum policy, and naturalization policy."
"Policy areas related to illegal immigration include deferral policy and removal policy."
"Federal policy oversees and regulates immigration to the United States."
"The United States Congress delegates enforcement [of immigration policy] to the Department of Homeland Security."
"Immigration policy includes visa policy, asylum policy, and naturalization policy."
"The United States went through a period of strict immigration policy in the late-19th and early-20th centuries."
"The enforcement of immigration policy is delegated to the Department of Homeland Security."
"Naturalization policy is an area related to the immigration process."
"The early-19th century saw a period of loose immigration policy in the United States."
"The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for enforcing immigration policy."
"The United States Congress has authority over immigration policy in the United States."
"Asylum policy is a policy area related to the immigration process."
"Deferral policy and removal policy are policy areas related to illegal immigration."
"Visa policy is a policy area related to the immigration process."
"The Department of Homeland Security is delegated with enforcing immigration policy."
"The United States Congress oversees and regulates immigration to the United States and citizenship of the United States."