Questions tagged [illegal-immigration]
Questions relating to the migration of people into country in ways that are not legally allowed by that country.
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Why are members of the migrant caravan making a big deal out of it?
I'm from Mexico, and if I wanted to enter the United States, I can think of about 50 ways of doing it, and that's just off the top of my head.
So I wonder what the point of this migrant caravan thing ...
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When did the US start separating illegal immigrants from their children and what is this policy called?
I am trying to understand the precise (objective) history of either the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) practice of separating children (minors) of ...
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Why don't hard Brexiteers insist on a hard border to prevent illegal immigration after Brexit?
This is a follow-up to this question about what hard Brexiteers want with respect to the Irish border. It appears that hard Brexiteers are mostly happy to leave this question for the DUP and Ireland ...
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Why are Democratic presidential candidates promising free health care for Illegal Immigrants?
During the second night of the first Democratic Presidential Debate, NBC host Savannah Guthrie asked the ten candidates at the debate:
"Raise your hand if your government [healthcare] plan would ...
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Why are national guards in states nowhere near the US Mexico border getting involved in border security with Mexico?
I have seen an article saying that the state national guard of North Dakota is preparing to send troops to the US Mexico border. Other states have done this too, I just pick North Dakota because it is ...
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Why is the drive for undocumented migration so strong between France and the United Kingdom?
Since years, undocumented migrants camp in Calais and try to get to the United Kingdom. In recent days, media have reported this has increased. For example, BBC News.
I can understand why ...
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To what degree were families separated in the US - Mexico border before Trump?
With the high visibility of the US's current policy of separating families at the Southern border, I am wondering what the policy for incoming migrants was in previous administrations (Obama and Bush, ...
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Which Democratic Presidential candidates favored making illegal entry only a civil violation?
Under Federal law, illegal entry into the United States is both a criminal violation and a civil violation. But historically, most people caught crossing the border illegally were not criminally ...
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Physical presence in the US for asylum seekers?
Recently heard (CNN 7/5/18: interview of Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma)) that foreign nationals should go to the US consulate in their country to apply for asylum, as this is the correct method (and ...
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Why didn't the UK want a return policy when negotiating Brexit?
I've just watched this video that shows that the rise of boat immigrants to the UK is because the UK didn't want a return policy. It seems as though it would have been very important to the UK to have ...
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Why is immigration enforcement controversial in the United States?
From time to time I come across articles talking about some crackdown or another on people in the USA who don't have permission to be in the country. These articles usually have a "how can you do that ...
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(Why) does OLAF have authority to investigate whether FRONTEX engaged in illegal pushbacks?
In a piece of news from January 2021 it was said that:
The EU’s anti-fraud watchdog, OLAF, has opened an investigation into Frontex, the bloc’s border agency, over allegations of harassment, ...
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Is there any better estimate of the cost of a completed US-Mexico border wall?
First, I realize that this question was asked back in Jan 2017, but it was difficult to obtain useful data because the details of construction were not available.
This question arises as a spin-off ...
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Migrant from Africa to Europe by sea from North Africa
What policy could the European Union adopt to save the large numbers of migrants dying trying to gain access to the EU from northern Africa by sea, without opening the door to a flood on new migrant?
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Why did many voters support a border wall instead of other border control methods?
According to then candidate Donald J Trump's proposal, the US should build a wall on its southern border with Mexico. Seems every time he mentioned the wall in his rallies, his crowd cheered and were ...
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Do either the Feinstein bill or the Cruz bill repeal Trump's zero tolerance policy on immigration?
A few months ago, Attorney General Jeff Sessions implemented a "zero tolerance policy", requiring the Department of Justice to criminally prosecute every single person caught crossing the border ...
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When did the US first start classifying people as Illegal Immigrants?
The first European settlers were arriving in a land without government as we understand it today, and the earlier settlers (e.g. American Indians from Asia) didn't grant them citizenship. There was a ...
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Does a state have a right to criminalize someone's illegal presence within their borders?
Suppose the state of Texas, disappointed by the US federal government's handling of illegal immigration, decides to enact a law that criminalizes one's illegal presence within the state. Meaning if ...
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What are the arguments for destabilization as a Lukashenko motive?
It is November 2021 and thousands of people from Syria and Iraq are trying to cross the Belarus border into the EU.
The migrants are transported to the border by Belarusian officials.
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Can the Trump adminstration undo the Flores consent decree?
In 1997, the U.S. Department of Justice agreed to a settlement in a case called Flores vs. Reno. Among other things, this settlement prohibits unaccompanied children who have crossed the border from ...
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If an undocumented immigrant refuses to reveal where they originally came from, where would they deported to?
If the person being deported refuses to reveal their country of origin or they're a Dreamer and grew up in the States, they may not even know where they originally came from.
Where would they be ...
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How are Canada and the USA similar and different with regards to immigration?
While reading the NY Post this morning I found this short opinion piece. It states:
While “a politically divisive debate continues to rage” in the United States over a Census question on ...
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What part of Sanctuary City deportation is unconstitutional?
The mayors of numerous Sanctuary Cities in the United States - those which shelter or allow undocumented immigrants - have promised to take the President to court. They have stated that his recent ...
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Why did European Commission warn against building a Hungarian-Serbian border fence?
EU Warns Against New 'Walls' As Hungary Plans Fence On Serbia Border
Why is it so? After all, other EU countries have such fences on their external borders (e.g. Ceuta and Melilla) and I haven't heard ...
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Why does Mexico allow immigrants to cross to the US?
What is the mechanism that allows immigrants from other central-american countries to cross Mexico to the US border? Are Mexican border controls simply lax? Or are there other considerations..?
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Why is Hungary blocking refugees leaving?
Hungary does not want Syrian refugees, as has been made clear by their PM. Germany had already said that it would house them, even though they were trying to get other countries to take in more.
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When will Trump canceling DACA start leading to deportations?
Today, President Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program instituted by President Obama, which gave illegal immigrants who came to America as children two-year work ...
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Under existing US laws, could the US immigration authorities begin issuing fines to employers who hire illegal immigrants?
Trump loves to talk about building a wall on the border with Mexico and how it would help reduce the stream of illegal immigration. However I don't understand why they cannot approach the issue from a ...
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Does a legal immigrant have a standing to sue federal government over immigration policy that favors illegal immigrants?
Presumably, being a legal immigrant imposes significant material costs on said immigrant.
Does that mean that a legal immigrant has standing to challenge various "amnesty" type actions by federal ...
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What are the rights of refugees who come to the US?
There are many (unfounded?) concerns about Syrian refugees who come to the US.
I'm not sure what other rights apply to refugees:
employment
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How many new linear miles of border fencing has been built by Trump?
This September 2019 article discusses how while the Trump administration had built 65 miles of border fencing, it was all built in areas where there was existing fencing. And how zero new linear ...
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What's going on with the wall building on US-Mexico border in Summer 2021?
Stopping the wall was part of Joe Biden's campaign points. And then, his administration signed an order on Inauguration Day ending the national emergency at the border and launching a 60-day review of ...
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How much will "new-policy detention" facilities for detained families cost?
As I understand it, the newly announced policy for detention of alien families, is intended to provide a place for these families to stay while awaiting adjudication of their immigration status.
What ...
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Why did the Trump administration separate families rather than deporting them together?
According to a BBC article about the recent family separation scandal:
Mr Trump said he wanted to "end the border crisis" by giving border
officials the resources to "detain and remove illegal ...
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What kind of jobs do illegal immigrants do in USA?
I am wondering two things:
Is it worth for them to cross the border with all the implications?.
Having in consideration that Latin American countries are corrupt but Democratic and the illegal ...
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Where can I find the number of U.S. illegal border crossings versus visa overstays?
Immigrants are undocumented if they have crossed the border illegally or overstayed their visas. There are a lot of places where I can find the total number of undocumented immigrants, but where can I ...
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Failing to enforce immigration laws?
US Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) this morning said that "we are not enforcing immigration laws". (for context, the discussion centered around the southwest border).
I've tried to find examples of this ...
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On average, how many attempts of illegal border crossing, do illegals that are caught do? (US-Mexico border)
I suppose a good number of illegal border crossers (illegal immigrants, criminals, asylum rejects, etc) would have to attempt to cross the border several times before either giving up or making it to ...
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Available data on persons charged with human trafficking on the Southwest border?
One of the justifications offered to support the child separation policy at the SW border is a humanitarian one of liberating children from persons who are bringing children into the US to "sell" or ...
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Laws that prohibit intra country migrations
Is there an example of law that’s permits the inter country migration specially form rural to Urban areas.
In developing countries it’s a major issue that population from rural areas migrate to much ...
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Did Trump shift the immigration debate to the right?
In the United States there have long-standing disagreements concerning what to do about illegal immigration. But it seems to me that prior to the 2016 election, the mainstream of both U.S. political ...
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Has ICE suspended criminal referrals of illegal entries by families?
A few months ago, Attorney General Jeff Sessions implemented a "zero tolerance policy", requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to criminally prosecute every single person caught crossing the border ...
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Has DHS or CBP commented on stopping criminal referrals of illegal entries by families?
The Washington Post just published a story quoting a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official who says that in response to President Trump’s new executive order about family separation,...
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Reasons behind selective filtering of immigrants by India
The president of the ruling party (BJP) promised during election campaigning that only refugees belonging to Hindu, Sikh and Buddha will be allowed into India. The government also seems to be thinking ...
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Is there evidence that the Democratic Party defends illegal immigration? [closed]
Is there evidence that the Democratic Party defends illegal immigration?
Statements made by Democratic party officials or seat holders are preferable to Democratic leaning media sources.
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Why was Schengen a problem in distributing refugees based on quotas?
I'd often heard here in Czechia that quota couldn't really distribute refugees, as everyone has the right to move freely within the EU.
Is the Schengen Agreement so strict it is
So hard to adjust so ...
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What is the actual cost and human load (short and long term cost) of immigration across EU countries?
There is currently (November 2022) increased tension between France and Italy regarding the reception of migrants from Africa who were rescued by the humanitarian boat Ocean Viking. The boat has been ...
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Was illegal immigration non-enforcement ever challenged under "equal protection" theory? Did it affect illegal immigration related legislation?
Illegal immigration is either a misdemeanor or a felony in USA (depends on specifics of what an individual did).
Under ordinary circumstances, if a resident would commit a felony or even a misdemeanor ...
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Has there been a surge in illegal immigration since implementing the DACA?
Back in 2010, Obama remarked that ignoring the laws and suspending deportation of illegal immigrants might lead to a surge in illegal immigration.
For example, there are those in the immigrants’ ...
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Where can I find the text of the DACA action?
I am looking for a PDF or website that has the actual text of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) order that President Obama issued in 2012. Is there a PDF out there for it?
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