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According to the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), the background to this distinction was "the question of the need for integration and the actual integration of people who have German citizenship but nevertheless have a migration background (for example, resettlers, naturalised citizens, children of foreign parents)". [110]
The term second-generation immigrant attracts criticism due to it being an oxymoron. Namely, critics say, a "second-generation immigrant" is not an immigrant, since being "second-generation" means that the person is born in the country and the person's parents are the immigrants in question. Generation labeling immigrants is further complicated ...
For example, the social worker can study what was the immigrants’ experience in their country of origin and in transit. Often a developmental approach that looks at three stages of immigration (pre-migration, transit, and current situation) is helpful in working with immigrants. (Drachman, 2004).
Studies have also found that people living in the country illegally are far less likely than native-born Americans to have been arrested for violent, drug and property crimes.
The Stokes interview is a secondary interview conducted on a couple who are trying to obtain an immigration green card in the United States on the basis of their marriage. It occurs when the immigration officer conducting the adjustment of status interview suspects that a couple's marital status is fraudulent .
There are several requirements in order for someone to obtain a visa (e.g. visa fee, acceptable photograph, DS-160 visa application, required documents, visa interview appointment). [25] The four main types of visas are tourist, immigration, student, or work. [25]
Statue of Liberty in New York City. Immigrants make up about 13% of the US population, about 42 million out of a total population of 318.9 million citizens in 2017. [1] First and second generation immigrant children have become the fastest-growing segment of the United States population.
For example, Myanmar nationality law regards the Rohingya people as foreign. Some countries have many refugees or other resident aliens with some groups, such as religious and ethnic out-groups of the country in question, often experiencing more barriers to citizenship compared to their in-group peers. [ 7 ]