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  2. Illegal immigration - Wikipedia

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    Illegal immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of that country's immigration laws, or the continuous residence in a country without the legal right to do so. Illegal immigration tends to be financially upward, with migrants moving from poorer to richer countries. [1]

  3. Illegal immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    Illegal immigration, or unauthorized immigration, occurs when foreign nationals, known as aliens, violate US immigration laws by entering the United States unlawfully, [1] [2] or by lawfully entering but then remaining after the expiration of their visas, parole or temporary protected status.

  4. Illegal immigration to the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Migration Watch UK, is a think-tank opposed to a large scale of immigration. [15] Migration Watch UK has criticised the Home Office figures for not including the UK-born dependent children of illegal migrants. They suggested in 2007 that the Home Office had underestimated the numbers of illegal migrants by between 15,000 and 85,000. [16]

  5. Illegal immigration to the United States and crime - Wikipedia

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    According to immigration analyst Alex Nowrasteh, and criminologist Barry Latzer, Texas is the only state that tracks illegal immigrants by the specific crime committed. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Homicide data are regarded as more accurate than data on other crimes because "a much higher proportion of murders are solved."

  6. Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 - Wikipedia

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    The Immigration Reform and Control Act legalized most undocumented immigrants who had arrived in the country prior to January 1, 1984. The act altered U.S. immigration law by making it illegal to knowingly hire illegal immigrants, and establishing financial and other penalties for companies that employed illegal immigrants.

  7. Shocking data shows 15K illegal immigrants in US ... - AOL

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    Other well-represented crimes among illegal immigrants known to be living in the US include sexual assault — with 523 convicted or suspected rapists in ICE custody and 20,061 not — and assault ...

  8. History of laws concerning immigration and naturalization in ...

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    Immigrant work visas run about 6 to 8 years behind current. [clarification needed] [citation needed] While the government does not publish data on the number of pending applications, the evidence is that the backlog in those categories dwarfs the yearly quotas. Legal immigration visas should not be confused with temporary work permits.

  9. Alien (law) - Wikipedia

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    undocumented alien (or illegal alien) — any person who is liable to deportation because their presence in a nation is in violation of that nation's immigration laws. [ 14 ] Common law jurisdictions