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8 dead, 18 rescued as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes near Greek island of Rhodes • Dec. 20, 2024, 11:36 AM ET (AP)
Correction: Counting Immigrants story • Dec. 19, 2024, 5:05 PM ET (AP)
Italy's Salvini faces verdict for blocking migrants at sea. Case weighs limits of stemming migration • Dec. 19, 2024, 12:48 PM ET (AP)
As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants • Dec. 16, 2024, 7:11 AM ET (AP)

human migration, the permanent change of residence by an individual or group; it excludes such movements as nomadism, migrant labour, commuting, and tourism, all of which are transitory in nature. A brief treatment of human migration follows. For further discussion, see population: Migration. Migrations fall into several broad categories. First, internal and international migration may be distinguished. Within any country there are movements of individuals and families from one area to another (for example, from rural areas to the cities), and this is distinct from movements from one country to another. Second, migration may be voluntary or forced. Most voluntary ...(100 of 642 words)

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