What is illegal immigration?

"Illegal immigrants" refer to those immigrants who enter other countries by illegal means without legal residence status.

This word usually implies many social problems, such as economy, social welfare, education, crime, public welfare, medical insurance, human rights and so on.

At present, the main ways of illegal immigration in China are "legal exit and illegal residence". Organizers generally cheat illegal immigrants for legal visas in the name of traveling abroad or on business trips. Illegal immigrants leave the country with legal visas and choose to overstay after arriving at their destination.

The main motive of illegal immigrants is economic drive, so the countries with the most developed economy are preferred.

Take the United States as an example According to conservative data estimated by the US Department of Homeland Security, China has been one of the top ten countries with the largest number of illegal immigrants to the United States since the 20th century. In 2000, the total number of illegal immigrants from China in the United States was1/0.5 million, in 2005 it was 230,000, in 2006 it was10.9 million, in 2008 it was 220,000, and in 2009 it was10.2 million, 20/kloc-.