Immigration | immigrant
MovementofpeopleintoanothercountryorregiontowhichtheyarenotnativeNetmigrationratesfor2016:positive(blue),negative(orange),stable(green),andnodata(gray)Immigrationistheinternationalmovementofpeopletoadestinationcountryofwhichtheyarenotnativesorwheretheydonotpossesscitizenshipinordertosettleaspermanentresidentsornaturalizedcitizens.[1][2][3]Commuters,tourists,andothershort-termstaysinadestinationcountrydonotfallunderthedefinitionofimmigrationormigration;seasonallabourimmigrationissometimesincl...
Movement of people into another country or region to which they are not native
Net migration rates for 2016: positive (blue), negative (orange), stable (green), and no data (gray)Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens.[1][2][3]Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration; seasonal labour immigration is sometimes included, however.
As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries.[4][5] Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives.[6][7][8][9][10] Studies show that the elimin...