Immigration law
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Immigration law refers to national government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country.
Immigration law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to nationality law, which governs the legal status of people, in matters such as citizenship. Immigration laws vary from country to country, as well as according to the political climate of the times, as sentiments may sway from the widely inclusive to the deeply exclusive.
Immigration law regarding the citizens of a country is regulated by international law. The United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights[1] mandates that all country|countries allow entry to its own citizens.
Certain countries may maintain rather strict laws which regulate the right of entry and internal rights once established: such as the duration of stay, the right to participate in government. Most countries have laws which designate a process for naturalization, by which immigrants may become citizens.
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[edit] Immigration law in the UK
British Overseas Citizens have identical legal rights to British citizens - distinguished only in title. British citizenship can be obtained as of right for anybody who was born in Britain, or British overseas territory. It is also available as of right for people of whom one parent is a "British (or British Overseas)[2] citizen otherwise than by descent"[3].
[edit] EU citizens
EU citizens, as created by the Treaty of Rome art 17 have the right to work, provide services or self employment in the UK
- See also: Citizenship of the European Union
[edit] Non-UK, Non-EU citizens
[edit] Immigration Law in the USA
Immigration law is a serious political issue in the USA, as the nation heads towards its 2008 Presidential Elections.
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Since the new releases of laws in the United States, some cause problems in transportation and others so harsh that they cause deportation. The new law is that immigrants cannot have licenses and cannot drive. This law is not considered an immigration law simply because it doesn't say no licenses to immigrants but it says no licenses to people without a Social Security Number. In many different cases there is one or two ways in which one can become legal in the United States. A person can either become married to a citizen and prove that there is legitimate love. The other way is to apply and hope that within the next millennium you are called upon to become a citizen.
By Omar Anguiano
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[edit] External links
- PoliticosLatinos.com Videos of 2008 US Presidential Election Candidates' Positions regarding Immigration
