Immigration refers to people who move among countries. While it seems that many people are immigrating, 97 percent of people stay in the country they were born in.
There are two broad categories of reasons that people immigrate. The first is Push Factors. Push factors are reasons to emigrate (leave ones home country). Pull Factors refer reasons for immigration. An example for a Push factor would be poverty.
An example of a Pull factor could be the education system of the new country. Immigration is a hot topic in the US. Some people who oppose it say that there is a cost to have too many migrants.
Others say that our infrastructure can not handle the extra people. Canada has the highest immigration rate in the world. Other stats include that Japan accepted on 16 refugees in 1999 while the US accepted over 85,000.
Great Brittan takes many immigrates mostly from Asia and Africa. One interesting stat is the British emigration to south Europe has risen dramatically. There are 700,000 Brits living in Spain.
It appears that Spain is the most popular destination for Brits leaving the UK. In 2000 the amount of immigrates reached about 1 million per year. If you have recently come to the US you may need an immigration lawyer.
A lawyer works with many government agencies and can help you with any immigration assistance you may need. The can also help with visas, green cards, and political asylum. Immigration law in America is complex, deep and often times hard to understand but an attorney can help you sort out anything pertaining to your case. There are quality lawyers in every state in the US.