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The employment rate of the immigrant population in Germany is currently 70% - this is more than in most other comparable EU countries and the highest value achieved to date. The immigration of 11 million people of working age in Germany has mitigated the worsening shortage of skilled workers. (p. 9)
The term immigration was coined in the 17th century, referring to non-warlike population movements between the emerging nation states. When people cross national borders during their migration, they are called migrants or immigrants (from Latin: migrare, 'wanderer') from the perspective of the
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 ...
Immigration, movement into a country with the intent to settle; Economic migrant, someone who emigrates from one region to another to seek an improvement in living standards; Internal migration, within one geopolitical entity, usually a nation-state; Migrant worker, one who migrates, possibly to another country, for work; Expatriate
People move abroad for many different reasons. [42] An understanding of what makes people move is the first step in the expatriation process. People could be ‘pushed’ away as a reaction to specific socio-economic or political conditions in the home country, or ‘pulled’ towards a destination country because of better work opportunities ...
An immigrant is a person who moves to another country. Immigrant(s), The Immigrant(s), or variants may also refer to: Film and television.
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For people leaving one's country or region to settle in another, see Category:Emigrants. There is no implication of citizenship in being an immigrant to a country; to become a citizen of a country, one must be naturalized there.