Immigration law

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Immigration
General
Immigration by country Immigration policy Illegal immigration Internal migration
History and law
Border security Citizenship Repatriation Deportation Immigration law Externalization Indefinite leave to remain Migration diplomacy Non-refoulement Right of asylum Refugee Visa Voluntary return
Social processes
Social integration Immigrant assimilation Acculturation (Acculturation Gap) Persecution Social exclusion
Political theories
Civic nationalism Religious nationalism Replacement migration Social cohesion Nativism Multiculturalism Plurinationalism Ethnocentricism Foot voting
Opposition and reform
Criticism of multiculturalism Immigration reform Opposition to immigration White genocide conspiracy theory
Causes
Economic migrant War
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Immigration law includes the national statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country. Strictly speaking, it is distinct from other matters such as naturalization and citizenship, although they are sometimes conflated.^[1] Countries frequently maintain laws that regulate both the rights of entry and exit as well as internal rights, such as the duration of stay, freedom of movement, and the right to participate in commerce or government.^{[citation needed]}