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In some contexts the term illegal immigrants is shortened, often pejoratively, [13] to illegals. [14] [15] [16] Irregular migration is a related term that is sometimes used, e.g. by the International Organization for Migration; however, because of the word migration, this term describes a somewhat wider concept, including illegal emigration. [10]
Illegal immigration to the United States (4 C, 114 P) Pages in category "Illegal immigration by country" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
According to Japanese immigration centre, [34] the number of foreign residents in Japan has steadily increased, and the number of foreign residents (including permanent residents, but excluding illegal immigrants and short-term visitors such as foreign nationals staying less than 90 days in Japan [35]) was more than 2.2 million in 2008. [34]
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Illegal emigration is departure from a country in violation of emigration laws. Countries often seek to regulate who departs a country for diverse reasons, such as stopping criminals from leaving, preventing labor shortages and capital flight , and averting brain drain .
Nonetheless, illegal immigrants as a group tend to be less educated than other sections of the US population: 49 percent have not completed high school, compared with 9 percent of native-born Americans and 25 percent of legal immigrants. [64] Illegal immigrants work in many sectors of the US economy.
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[162] Studies show that legalization of illegal immigrants could boost the U.S. economy; a 2013 study found that granting legal status to illegal immigrants could raise their incomes by a quarter (increasing U.S. GDP by approximately $1.4 trillion over a ten-year period), [163] and a 2016 study found that "legalization would increase the ...