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Immigration country
The term immigration country describes a state whose population is growing rapidly due to immigration from other countries or in which immigrants make up a significant part of the population. The term is sometimes used as a political slogan.
When referring to the people of the immigration country, one also speaks of an immigrant society or, if the temporary character of immigration is to be emphasized, of an immigration society.
Typical immigration countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the US and other countries, particularly in South America. These are countries in which a large proportion of the population is descended from immigrants. In many cases, immigration was deliberately encouraged, often due to low population density combined with a shortage of labour, in other cases for military-strategic reasons, for example to be able to provide a reason for occupying a claimed territory through a population presence. Large migration movements to these countries occurred particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
In the course of globalization, a change occurred around the time of the Great Depression and the Second World War. While the traditional immigration countries controlled immigration through immigration laws and limited it as needed, numerous former emigration countries became targets of immigration, particularly the states of the European Union. Especially since about 1990, the conditions for immigration in these countries have been gradually relaxed, with the southern European countries, especially Spain, taking a pioneering role. In recent times, these countries are also generally referred to as immigration countries, even if the specific use of this term is often controversial in public.
In 2013, 232 million people lived outside their home country (about 3.2 percent of the world's population). The United States received the most immigrants (45.8 million people), followed by Russia (about 11 million) and Germany (9.8 million).
The UN Migration Report of 2017 gives the following ranking of the countries with the most immigrants:
Germany is considered an immigration country (German: Einwanderungsland).
More than three million refugees and asylum seekers live in Germany, more than in any other European country.
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Immigration country
The term immigration country describes a state whose population is growing rapidly due to immigration from other countries or in which immigrants make up a significant part of the population. The term is sometimes used as a political slogan.
When referring to the people of the immigration country, one also speaks of an immigrant society or, if the temporary character of immigration is to be emphasized, of an immigration society.
Typical immigration countries are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the US and other countries, particularly in South America. These are countries in which a large proportion of the population is descended from immigrants. In many cases, immigration was deliberately encouraged, often due to low population density combined with a shortage of labour, in other cases for military-strategic reasons, for example to be able to provide a reason for occupying a claimed territory through a population presence. Large migration movements to these countries occurred particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
In the course of globalization, a change occurred around the time of the Great Depression and the Second World War. While the traditional immigration countries controlled immigration through immigration laws and limited it as needed, numerous former emigration countries became targets of immigration, particularly the states of the European Union. Especially since about 1990, the conditions for immigration in these countries have been gradually relaxed, with the southern European countries, especially Spain, taking a pioneering role. In recent times, these countries are also generally referred to as immigration countries, even if the specific use of this term is often controversial in public.
In 2013, 232 million people lived outside their home country (about 3.2 percent of the world's population). The United States received the most immigrants (45.8 million people), followed by Russia (about 11 million) and Germany (9.8 million).
The UN Migration Report of 2017 gives the following ranking of the countries with the most immigrants:
Germany is considered an immigration country (German: Einwanderungsland).
More than three million refugees and asylum seekers live in Germany, more than in any other European country.