immigration limits
Entry number restrictions
Immigration limits are restrictions on the number or type of people allowed to enter and settle in a country.
Governments set limits through quotas, visa caps, or eligibility requirements based on skills, family ties, or refugee status.
The term often appears in political debate: We need stronger immigration limits or Immigration limits are too strict.
Also called immigration restrictions or controls.
- borderOuter edge or limit
- border controlRegulating cross-country movement
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- work permitOfficial employment eligibility document
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Unregulated international passage
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