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Displaced persons

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People who are forced to move, e.g. by war

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Illegal migrants

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People who avoid border and immigration controls and enter a new country illegally. Many are voluntary migrants seeking work, but some may be forced as part of ‘human trafficking’

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Voluntary migrants

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People who move for quality of life reasons, usually economic gain (economic migrants). Many move temporarily, before returning home

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Net migration

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The balance between immigration and emmigration (people moving into and leaving a country)