What is the definition of immigration?

Cihai's explanation for immigrants is:

1. People who have moved to foreign areas for permanent residence;

2. A large number of organized population movements.

The English words corresponding to these two definitions can be divided into immigration and resettlement, and migration can also be used as a general term for all kinds of immigrants. Migration is the general name of population migration activities between different regions. As a noun, it refers to a person or a collection of people (crowd), that is, a collection of floating population; As a gerund, it refers to population migration. Immigration is not necessarily accompanied by nationality change, including short-term population migration and nationality change.

Extended data:

Population migration is an important demographic and social phenomenon, which greatly changes the social, economic, political, cultural, resource and environmental conditions related to the basic element of population in the emigration place and the emigration place, resulting in changes in the demand for production and life, public services, public facilities, resource utilization, ecology and environmental services. This is a systematic project, involving a wide range, complicated problems and far-reaching social and economic impact.

1, positive impact

Immigration has expanded the living space of human beings, promoted the expansion of production geographical space, the spread of human civilization, the assimilation and integration of races and nationalities, the development of social economy and culture, people's self-pursuit and self-improvement, the growth of regional economy, the improvement of people's quality of life and the improvement of the relationship between man and nature.

2. Negative effects

Improper migration will lead to conflicts between ethnic groups and social groups, which may lead to social exclusion and division, secondary poverty and social instability, increase the economic burden of the state and local governments and worsen the living environment.

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