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I would be more interested in seeing what % of immigrants entered respective country illegally. At least in Germany there's a huge difference between illegal i
by ivandenysov 2y ago
I would be more interested in seeing what % of immigrants entered respective country illegally.
At least in Germany there's a huge difference between illegal immigrants and immigrants without a legal status (term used in the article).
It is fairly easy to enter Germany illegally and gain legal status afterwards.
- _heimdall 2y agoAs far as Germany goes, what's the distinction? If you immigrate without legal status, didn't you immigrate illegally? Or do those who get status after enter as a visitor staying legally for less than 6 months? I immigrated from the US to the Netherlands and entered as a visitor, mainly because we had to do all the paperwork in person once we got there. Got lucky too, the immigration service was shut down as part of the pandemic response a week after our papers went through.