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  Immigration
Immigration implies long-term permanent residence by the immigrants: tourists and short-term visitors are not considered immigrants.
The nation-state made immigration a political issue: by definition it is the homeland of a nation defined by shared ethnicity and/or culture, and in most cases immigrants have a different ethnicity and culture.
Immigration is seen as altering the composition of the national population, and consequently the national identity.
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  Immigration reduction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Immigration reduction refers to movements active within the United States and elsewhere that advocate a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries.
Immigration reductionists insist that those who call the movement anti-immigrant or anti-immigration are incorrect and that the terms immigration reduction or immigration restriction are more accurate.
Immigration reductionism is criticized by many for what they see as ties to the white separatist movement.
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 Immigration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently.
Immigration means "in-migration" into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or "out-migration." The long term and/or permanent movement of human population in general, whether into, out of, or within countries (or before the existence of recognised countries) is regarded as migration.
The countries now permit immigration in particular circumstances, e.g., to fill jobs where a skill is not available locally, for wealthy investors or business leaders, in cases of marriage, multiple citizenship or asylum, or under multilateral agreements such as within the European Union or between New Zealand and Australia.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Immigrant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently.
Immigration means "in-migration" into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or "out-migration." The long term and/or permanent movement of human population in general, whether into, out of, or within countries (or before the existence of recognised countries) is regarded as migration.
Many other countries permit immigration in particular circumstances, e.g., to fill jobs where a skill is not available locally, for wealthy investors or business leaders, in cases of marriage, multiple citizenship or asylum, or under multilateral agreements such as within the European Union or between New Zealand and Australia.
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 Immigration reduction | Topic Definition | Find the Meaning and Define the Answer of Immigration reduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The immigration reduction movement is a movement active within the United States and elsewhere, which advocates for a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries.
Immigration reductionists insist that those who call the movement anti-immigrant or anti-immigration are incorrect and that the terms immigration reduction or immigration restriction are more accurate.
Immigration reductionism is criticized by many for what they see as ties to the white separatist movement.
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 Immigration - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Immigration means"in-migration" into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or"out-migration." The long term and/or permanent movement of human population in general, whether into, out of, or withincountries (or before the existence of recognised countries) is regarded as migration.
Immigration into European countries has a long tradition, though until the 1970s and 1980s the levels were relatively modest.Recent increases in immigration have led to the development of political parties in Europe which are almost solely concerned withlimiting immigration.
Some environmentalists concerned with overpopulation favor limiting immigration as a means of isolating human population growth, while othersargue that overpopulation and environmental degredation are global problems that should be addressed by other methods.
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 Reductionism - Information from Reference.com
In philosophy, reductionism is a theory that asserts that the nature of complex things is reduced to the nature of sums of simpler or more fundamental things.
Reductionism is often understood to imply the unity of science.
Eliminativism is often regarded as a form of reductionism, since the eliminated theory is at some point replaced by a theory referring to the objects that were not eliminated.
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 Read about Immigration at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Immigration and learn about Immigration here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Many other countries permit immigration in particular circumstances, e.g., to fill jobs where a skill is not available locally, for wealthy investors or business leaders, in cases of marriage,
corporate interests have been among the strongest advocates of liberalization of immigration laws since movement of personnel is essential to creation of true multi-national corporations.
overpopulation favor limiting immigration as a means of isolating human population growth, while others argue that overpopulation and environmental degredation are global problems that should be addressed by other methods.
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 Immigration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The latter is heard most strongly in homogenous old world (European) nations where citizenship was long tied to a person having deep historical roots in the country.
These nations still restrict the numbers of people allowed to immigrate, but in most of these countries, population growth is almost entirely due to the relatively large level of immigration.
Many other countries permit immigration in particular circumstances, e.g., to fill jobs where a skill is not available locally, for wealthy investors or business leaders, in cases of marriage, multiple citizenship or asylum, or under multilateral agreements such as within the European Union or between New Zealand and Australia.
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 liverguard
Immigration reduction refers to movements active within the United States that advocate a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries.
What separates it from others who want immigration reform is that reductionists see immigration as being the source of most social, economic, and environmental problems, and wish to cut current immigration levels.
In 1997 members from a range of immigration reduction and environmental organizations met to rededicate themselves to the effort of population stabilization.
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 Anti-immigrant - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Prominent opinion leaders that oppose immigration and immigrants' rights blame immigration for several problems, including unemployment, crime, harm to the environment, and detoriating public education.
Immigration reductionism is not a strictly left/right issue.
Immigration reductionism in Europe is based particularly on the influx of Moslems from Turkey and Northern Africa.
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 Immigration reduction - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The immigration reduction movement is a movement active within the United States and elsewhere, which advocates for a reduction in the amount of immigration allowed into the United States or other countries.
The organization, Population-Environment Balance, has issued a Immigration Moratorium Action Plan [1] calling for a "non-piercable" cap of 100,000 persons annually, which would be a 95% cut from current levels.
The AFL-CIO and some mainstream environmental groups used to be on record favoring lower immigration numbers, although most have quietly dropped this position in recent years.
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 Immigration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Immigration means "in-migration" into a country, and is the reverse of emigration, or "out-migration." The long term and/or permanent movement of human population in general, whether into, out of, or within countries (or before the existence of recognised countries) is regarded as Migration (human)migration/.
Many other countries permit immigration in particular circumstances, e.g., to fill jobs where a skill is not available locally, for wealthy investors or business leaders, in cases of marriage, multiple citizenship or refugeeasylum, or under multilateral agreements such as within the European Union/ or between New Zealand and Australia.
FEDERAL immigration officials bungled a series of opportunities to identify Vivian Young (also known as Vivian Alvarez) as an Australian citizen before she was deported from the country.
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 Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Anti-immigrant
It is often used as a political epithet and politicians in the Western world generally dislike to use the label to describe themselves.
An immigration reductionism movement formed in the 1970s and continues.
Illegal immigration, principally from across the Mexican border, is the more pressing concern for most immigration reductionists.
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 Immigration information - Search.com
Immigration is the act of relocating to another country or region, whether temporarily or permanently.
Others disagree, believing that overly restrictive immigration policies and practices would not address the economic demand for work emanating from wealthier countries, would not harm the security or cohesiveness of the country, and would endanger the lives of legitimate refugees from political or racial oppression.
Some environmentalists concerned with overpopulation favor limiting immigration as a means of isolating the effects of human population growth, while others argue that overpopulation and environmental degradation are global problems that should be addressed by other methods.
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 Bio at BlinkBits. Immigration
Immigration is often forced on an unwilling population by politicians who wish to gain politcal advantage.
These nations still restrict the numbers of people allowed to immigrate, but in most of these countries where population growth was historically entirely due to the relatively large level of immigration have in recent years seen a change in attitude.
The countries now permit immigration in particular circumstances, e.g., to fill jobs where a skill is not available locally, for wealthy investors or business leaders, in cases of marriage, multiple citizenship or asylum, or under multilateral agreements such as within the European Union or between New Zealand and Australia.
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 Immigration
The majority of immigration occurs for economic reasons of one sort or another, as wage rates and living expenses vary greatly between different countries.
One example of the former is immigration to the United States from Mexico and Central American counties, while an example of the latter is immigration of retired British citizens to Spain.
Others may disagree, perhaps arguing that overly restrictive immigration policies and practices do not address the economic demand for work emanating from wealthier countries, do not protect the security or cohesiveness of the country, and may endanger the lives of legitimate refugees from political or racial oppression.
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 Anti-immigrant
Prominent opinion leaders that oppose immigration and immigrants' rights blame immigration for several problems, including unemployment, crime, harm to the environment, and detoriating public education.
Immigration reductionism is not a strictly left/right issue.
Immigration reductionism in Europe is based particularly on the influx of Moslems from Turkey and Northern Africa.
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 Sample Chapter for Tichenor, D.J.: Dividing Lines: The Politics of Immigration Control in America.
Immigration reforms of the late-nineteenth century brought both sweeping Chinese exclusion policies and limited screening of other immigrant groups; entry for most white European newcomers remained unfettered at the close of the Gilded Age.
Immigration policymaking over the long haul unveils a powerful rivalry of liberal, republican, and inegalitarian traditions in American political history, one that belies the hegemonic liberal consensus or solidifying "American Creed" described by scholars from Louis Hartz to Samuel Huntington.
Compared to the ambitious immigration lawmaking of earlier years, the 1930s and 1940s are striking for their relative legislative quietude on immigration questions.
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 IMMIGRATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Immigration heats Phoenix council races - 12:00 AM Although illegal immigration is a controversial issue that candidates discourages officers from contacting federal immigration officials when they encounter undocumented.
Immigration treatment upsets Makosi - Immigration treatment upsets Makosi Click to enlarge photo Big Brother's Makosi has hit out at immigration officials threatening to deport her from the country and complained: 'Terrorists are treated better than me.'.
Immigration heats council races - Although illegal immigration is a controversial issue that candidates often avoid, some Phoenix City Council candidates have tackled it in their campaigns.
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 Hong kong immigration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Immigration has always been a controversial issue in every election for the last 30 years and it is no different this time around.
The Tories have the correct approach on immigration, there is nothing wrong with making an application to enter Britain to live, from the country of origin, as I had to for entry to live in Canada for instance.
Provides a range of immigration and employment out-placement services to people seeking to improve their lifestyle by either entering Canada, relocating within Canada, or moving abroad.
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 PES Yearbook: 1998: Ronald Lee Zigler, Spiritual Values and Public Education
However, unlike behaviorist or materialistic reductionism, I advocate a reductionistic approach out of respect for both traditional religious conceptions and the demands of a secular, pluralistic society which is committed to science - especially as a method of treating disease and enhancing health.
In this sense reductionism is not the opposite of "holism" (the integration or reconciliation of competing ideas, as implied by Noddings and Nord) but rather a "best bet" effort toward identifying some least objectionable common denominators which represent an alternative, or complementary, course of study to that recommended by either Noddings or Nord.
Immigration to this country during the last 20 years has greatly increased the number and diversity of non-Western religious traditions represented in many schools.
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Reductionism is the tendency to reduce complex social phenomena to a single cause.
Economic reductionism is the tendency to explain social phenomena purely in economic terms.
Units of Analysis: Individualistic Fallacy Reductionism might result if inferences about groups, societies, or organizations are drawn from individuals To count the percentage of individuals who agree with particular statements on democracy and to take this as an indicator of the degree to which a political system is democratic is to commit the individualistic fallacy.
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 The Rockefeller University/Bard College:Notes120400
Selective immigration restriction were placed not on just the "defectives" but those people who also happened to be involved in militant labor unions and the socialist party.
Harry Laughlin from the Eugenics Record Office testified before the congressional committee on immigration, presenting data showing that the proportion of southern/eastern European immigrants in prisons and mental institutions was far greater than their proportion in the general population.
But the institutional data were collected in 1921, at the height of immigration from these areas, in the northeastern part of the country, where such immigrant populations were concentrated, and general population data were from 1910, when immigrants from southern and eastern Europe made up a much smaller proportion of the population.
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 Anti-immigrant - Definition, explanation
Prominent opinion leaders that oppose immigration believe immigration is responsible for several problems, including unemployment, crime, harm to the environment, and detoriating public education.
Their critics often argue that while the problems are real, blaming immigration is a form of scapegoating.
Illegal immigration, principally from across the Mexican border, is the more pressing concern for most immigration reductionists.
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 genome.gov | Non-Medical Applications Workshop Agenda
The importance of DNA as an identification tool is likely to increase in the future.
It may be used for security purposes, for immigration, heirship and other matters.
DNA paternity testing is increasingly common, and it could even become a routine part of newborn testing.
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