Here are entered works on foreign-born persons who enter a country intending to become permanent residents or citizens. Works on persons who change their place of residence from one locality to another within the borders of a single country are entered under Internal migrants.This heading may be locally subdivided by names of places where immigrants settle.For works discussing emigrants from a particular place, an additional heading is assigned to designate the nationality of origin of the emigrant group and the place to which they have immigrated, e.g. Chinese--United States; Americans--Foreign countries.
Here are entered works on foreign-born persons who enter a country intending to become permanent residents or citizens.This heading may be locally subdivided by names of places where immigrants settle.For works discussing emigrants from a particular place, an additional heading is assigned to designate the nationality of origin of the emigrant group and the place to which they have immigrated, e.g. Chinese--United States; Americans--Foreign countries.
Here are entered general works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups. Works on the discipline of ethnology, and works on the origin, distribution, and characteristics of the elements of the population of a particular region or country are entered under Ethnology, with appropriate local subdivision. Theoretical works on the concept of groups of people who are bound together by common ties of ancestry and culture are entered under Ethnic groups. Works on the subjective sense of belonging to an individual ethnic group are entered under Ethnicity. --individual races, ethnic groups, or other minority groups, e.g. German Americans; People with disabilities; etc.; and subdivisions Ethnic relations and Race relations under individual countries, cities, etc.
Here are entered works on persons who are not citizens of the country in which they reside. When this heading is assigned to works on noncitizens who permanently or temporarily relocate across national borders without complying with the legal requirements of the destination country, the heading Illegal immigration is also assigned.Works on those persons who have no citizenship are entered under Stateless persons.
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