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Immigration law refers to national
government policies which control the phenomenon of
immigration to their country.
Immigration law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to
nationality law, which governs the
legal status of people, in matters such as
citizenship. Immigration laws vary from
country to country, as well as according to the
political climate of the times, as sentiments may sway from the widely inclusive to the deeply exclusive.
Immigration law regarding the citizens of a country is regulated by
international law. The United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
[1] mandates that all country|countries allow entry to its own citizens.
Certain countries may maintain rather strict laws which regulate the right of entry and internal rights once established: such as the duration of stay, the right to participate in
government. Most countries have
laws which designate a process for
naturalization, by which immigrants may become citizens.
Immigration law in the UK
British Overseas Citizens have identical legal rights to British citizens - distinguished only in title. British citizenship can be obtained as of right for anybody who was born in Britain, or British overseas territory. It is also available as of right for people of whom one parent is a "British (or British Overseas)
[2] citizen otherwise than by descent"
[3].
EU citizens
EU citizens, as created by the
Treaty of Rome art 17 have the right to work, provide services or self employment in the
UK
- See also:
Non-UK, Non-EU citizens
Immigration Law in the USA
Immigration law is a serious political issue in the
USA, as the nation heads towards its
2008 Presidential Elections.
See also
References
1.
^ art 12(4)
2.
^ British Nationality Act 1981, s15, as amended by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 s1(1)(b) and s2(2)(b).
3.
^ British Nationality Act 1981, s2(1)(a), subject to s14
External links
- PoliticosLatinos.com Videos of 2008 US Presidential Election Candidates' Positions regarding Immigration
In law legal status refers to the concept of individuals having a particular place in society, relative to the law, as it determines the laws which affect them. Degrees of status, as well as the rights and statutes which apply, vary in accordance with several standard (as well as
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..... Click the link for more information. Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city or town but now usually a country) and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen.
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Nationality is a relationship between a person and their state of origin, culture, association, affiliation and/or loyalty. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person, and affords the person the protection of the state.
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naturalization refers to an act whereby a person acquires a citizenship different from that person's citizenship at birth. Naturalization is most commonly associated with economic migrants or refugees who have immigrated to a country and resided there as aliens, and who have
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The Leave to Remain is the legal status of a person issued by a government office of internal affairs to one who is not yet a citizen. In most stable countries, Indefinite leave to remain (as is known in the UK) is granted to these foreign citizens after a specified period spent
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Immigration is the movement of people from one place to another. While human migration has existed throughout human history, immigration implies long-term permanent residence (and often eventual citizenship) by the immigrants: tourists and short-term visitors are not considered
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Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Under this definition, an illegal immigrant is a foreigner who either has illegally crossed an international political border, be it by land,
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Statelessness is the legal and social concept of a person lacking belonging (or a legally enforceable claim) to any recognised nationality. Statelessness is not always the same as lack of citizenship.
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Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city or town but now usually a country) and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen.
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A native-born citizen of a country is a person who is legally recognized as that country's citizen at the moment of birth and was also born within that country.
A person can be considered to be a "citizen-at-birth" either due to place of birth within that country's
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naturalization refers to an act whereby a person acquires a citizenship different from that person's citizenship at birth. Naturalization is most commonly associated with economic migrants or refugees who have immigrated to a country and resided there as aliens, and who have
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Multiple citizenship, or multiple nationality, is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state.
Dual citizenship
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In U.S. law, an
alien is a person who owes political allegiance to another country or government and not a native or naturalized citizen of the land where they are found.
[1] Types of "alien" persons are:
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Although the United Nations' use of this term overlaps with 'foreign worker', the use of the term within the United States is more specific.
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Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Under this definition, an illegal immigrant is a foreigner who either has illegally crossed an international political border, be it by land,
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The word crime comes from the Latin crimen (genitive criminis), from the Latin root cernō and Greek κρινω = "I judge". Originally it meant "charge (in law), guilt, accusation.
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prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of personal freedoms.
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Slavery is a social-economic system under which certain persons — known as slaves — are deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labour or services.
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A stateless person is someone with no citizenship or nationality. It may be because the state that gave their previous nationality has ceased to exist and there is no successor state, or their nationality has been repudiated by their own state, effectively making them refugees.
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enemy alien is a citizen of a country which is in a state of conflict with the land in which he or she is located. Usually, but not always, the countries are in a state of declared war.
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worldwide view.
An enemy combatant has historically referred to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war.[1][2]
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Nationality law is the branch of a country's legal system wherein legislation, custom and court precedent combine to define the ways in which that country's nationality and citizenship are transmitted, acquired or lost.
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Nationalism is a term that refers to a doctrine[1] or political movement[2] that holds that a nation—usually defined in terms of ethnicity or culture—has the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community based on a shared
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Discrimination
Major forms
Racism
Sexism
Homophobia
Ageism
Antisemitism
Islamophobia
Ableism
Manifestations
Slavery · Racial profiling
Hate speech · Hate crime
Genocide · Ethnocide · Holocaust
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Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. Under this definition, an illegal immigrant is a foreigner who either has illegally crossed an international political border, be it by land,
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Second-class citizen is an informal term used to describe a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a citizen or legal resident there.
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