16 Facts About Illegal immigrants

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Illegal immigrants immigration is the migration of people into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country or the continued residence without the legal right to live in that country.

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Illegal immigrants immigration tends to be financially upward, from poorer to richer countries.

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However, the advantage decreases with the skill level of the firm's workers, meaning that illegal immigrants do not provide as much competitive advantage when a high-skilled workforce is required.

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Illegal immigrants are not impoverished by the standards of their home countries.

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Some illegal immigrants seek to live with loved ones who already live in a country that they are not allowed to enter, such as a spouse or other family members.

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Illegal immigrants usually have no or very limited access to public health systems, proper housing, education and banks.

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Those trafficked in this manner often face additional barriers to escaping slavery, since their status as undocumented Illegal immigrants makes it difficult for them to gain access to help or services.

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Human smuggling is the practice of intermediaries aiding undocumented Illegal immigrants in crossing over international borders in financial gain, often in large groups.

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Sometimes undocumented Illegal immigrants are abandoned by their human traffickers if there are difficulties, often dying in the process.

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Many undocumented Illegal immigrants are migrants who originally arrive in a country lawfully but overstay their authorized residence .

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Many of the new Chinese Illegal immigrants encounter hostility from many Filipinos, including Filipino-born Chinese, for being perceived as engaging in criminal activities and fraud.

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The top 10 home countries of those illegal immigrants all came from other Asian countries with China at number 1 followed by Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Cambodia.

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Pew Hispanic Center notes that while the number of legal immigrants arriving has not varied substantially since the 1980s, the number of illegal immigrants has increased dramatically and, since the mid-1990s, has surpassed the number of legal immigrants.

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Illegal immigrants border crossing is considered a crime, and captured illegal border crossers have been sentenced to prison terms.

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The French try to stop illegal immigrants from entering France from the southern part of the country.

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Illegal immigrants stayed at the airport for nearly twenty years and his story loosely inspired a film, The Terminal.

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