What is the difference between lawful Migrant Workers, Illegal Immigrants and Asylum Seekers?
Migrant Workers People who move from place to place, lawfully to find work. Most migrant workers are from Britain or Europe. They can be from other countries if they have the appropriate visa. Illegal Immigrants People from outside the EU who do not have a visa or who outstay their visa may be classed as illegal immigrants. If they have a visa but have conditions (such as not to work) that they break, they can be arrested and deported. Asylum Seekers People who claim that they have a well founded fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a social group or political opinion in their country of origin and therefore seek to stay in the UK.
