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  2. Emigration - Wikipedia

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    Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence [1] with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). [2] Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanently move to a country). [ 3 ]

  3. Immigration - Wikipedia

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    Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as permanent residents. [1][2][3][4] Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration ...

  4. History of immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    U.S. President Harry Truman signing into law the Luce–Celler Act in 1946 [ 74 ] In 1945, the War Brides Act allowed foreign-born wives of U.S. citizens who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces to immigrate to the United States. In 1946, the War Brides Act was extended to include the fiancés of American soldiers.

  5. Emigration from the United States - Wikipedia

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    Emigration from the United States is the process where citizens from the United States move to live in countries other than the US, creating an American Diaspora (Overseas Americans). The process is the reverse of the immigration to the United States .

  6. Human migration - Wikipedia

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    Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another, [1] with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region). The movement often occurs over long distances and from one country to another (external migration), but internal migration (within a single country) is the dominant form of ...

  7. International migration - Wikipedia

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    International migration occurs when people cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum length of the time. [1] Migration occurs for many reasons. Many people leave their home countries in order to look for economic opportunities in another country. Others migrate to be with family members who have migrated or because of ...

  8. Sociology of immigration - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The sociology of immigration involves the sociological analysis of immigration, particularly with respect to race and ethnicity, social structure, and political policy. Important concepts include assimilation, enculturation, marginalization, multiculturalism, postcolonialism, transnationalism and social cohesion.

  9. Net migration rate - Wikipedia

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    The net migration rate is the difference between the number of immigrants (people coming into an area) and the number of emigrants (people leaving an area) divided by the population. [1] When the number of immigrants is larger than the number of emigrants, a positive net migration rate occurs. A positive net migration rate indicates that there ...