Immigration policy is the body of law and administrative practice a state uses to decide who may enter, remain in and eventually gain permanent status or citizenship within its territory, and under what conditions. Approaches vary widely between states, from points-based systems that prioritize applicants' skills or capital to family-reunification, asylum and labor-migration channels operated alongside one another, and most states blend several of these channels rather than relying on one. This atlas records immigration policy as a governing mechanism and arrangement, describing how such regimes work rather than arguing for any particular level or kind of immigration.
Facts
Founding ContextEncompasses the aspect of border control concerning the transit of people into a country, especially those intending to stay and work; policies vary across time and place according to prevailing social and political conditions. 2 Key ProvisionTypically sets the categories under which noncitizens may enter or remain, such as family reunification, employment, and asylum or refugee protection, along with numerical or preference-based limits on admissions and the conditions for lawful status, removal and naturalization. 1 Connections
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A state's control over who may enter and remain in its territory is a standard exercise of sovereignty.
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1. Immigration (Britannica)
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Immigration policy is the body of law and administrative practice a state uses to decide who may enter, remain in and eventually gain permanent status or citizenship within its territory, and under what conditions.
2. Immigration Policy (Wikipedia)
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Immigration policy is the aspect of border control concerning the transit of people into a country, especially those that intend to stay and work in the country.
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