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Immigration detention — is the policy of holding individuals suspected of visa violations, illegal entry or unauthorised arrival, and those subject to deportation and removal in detention until a decision is made by immigration authorities to grant a visa and release… …   Wikipedia

immigration — (n.) 1650s, from IMMIGRATE (Cf. immigrate) + ION (Cf. ion). As short for immigration authorities, from 1966 …   Etymology dictionary

Immigration reduction — refers to movements that advocate a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into their country. This can include a reduction in the numbers of legal immigrants, advocating stronger action be taken to prevent illegal entry and illegal… …   Wikipedia

Immigration to Europe — increased from the 1980s onward, as a result of people from developing countries wanting to escape war, oppression, natural disasters or poverty[1]. Some EU countries saw a dramatic growth in immigration after World War II until the… …   Wikipedia

Immigration — Immigrant redirects here. For other uses, see Immigrant (disambiguation). For the cellular automaton, see Immigration (CA). For the album by Show Ya, see Immigration (album). Net migration rates for 2011: positive (blue), negative (orange),… …   Wikipedia

Immigration to Brazil — European and Arab countries from which there was significant immigration to Brazil, even half way of the 20th century.   1st …   Wikipedia

immigration — noun 1 coming to live in a country ADJECTIVE ▪ illegal ▪ undocumented (AmE) ▪ legal ▪ large scale, mass, massive …   Collocations dictionary

Immigration's Economic Impact — ▪ 2007 Introduction Richard B. Freeman  At the turn of the 21st century, the U.S. was the major immigrant receiving country in the world, as it had been a century earlier. In 2005 the U.S. population included some 35 million immigrants, who… …   Universalium

Immigration Act of 1918 — Suspected radicals arrested during the Palmer Raids awaiting deportation hearings Ellis Island, January 1920 The United States Immigration Act of 1918 (ch. 186, 40 Stat. 1012) was enacted on October 16, 1918.[1] It is also known as the… …   Wikipedia

Immigration to Turkey — Since the 19th century, an exodus by the large portion of Turkish (Turkic) and Muslim peoples (who are termed Muhacir under a general definition) from the Balkans (Balkan Turks, Albanians, Bosniaks, Pomaks), Caucasus (Abkhazians, Ajarians,… …   Wikipedia

Illegal immigration to the United States — refers to the act of foreign nationals voluntarily resettling in the United States in violation of U.S. immigration and nationality law. Residing in the United States in violation of immigration law is not a crime but a civil infraction. [ Being… …   Wikipedia