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Citizenship

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Citizenship is an act of being a citizen of one community.
Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities. “Active citizenship” is the philosophy that citizens should work towards the betterment of their community through economic participation, public service, volunteer work, and other such efforts (more…)

Immigration law

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Immigration law refers to national government policies which control the phenomenon of immigration to their country.
Immigration law, regarding foreign citizens, is related to nationality law, which governs the legal status of people, in matters such as citizenship.

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