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According to UN estimates, over 190 million people are now living permanently or temporarily outside their countries of origin. One out of every 35 people worldwide is currently an international migrant. This vast number includes migrant workers and their families, refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants. However, this does not take into account those of irregular or undocumented status, for which there are no reliable estimates.
In the process of seeking each person on the list, Ms. Mack said, agents often encountered friends, family members and others who had violated immigration laws.
“Agents may come to a house looking for a target, and someone answers the door, or there are other people in the house who have also violated immigration laws,” she said.
When Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, a native of Sichuan, promoted the country's economic development in the 1990s during his famous southern tour, the government loosened up restrictions on travel, encouraging people from farms and rural areas to move to big cities and coastal areas to work at factories and construction sites.
An estimated 140 million took heed, according to government figures.
Dubai's astonishing building boom, which has made it one of the world's fastest growing cities, has been fueled by the labor of about 700,000 immigrants - almost all from poor villages in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Bookmarks about migrants/immigrants. May include specific cultural perspectives, but this list has a focus on the larger, global political implications.
Updated on 2008-05-25
Created on 2008-05-23
Category: Government & Politics
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