Even in societies that are marked by strong anti-immigrant sentiment, there are large numbers of people whose general outlook cares little for such control, and whose particular interests are better served by their interaction with outsiders or foreigners. As the evidence of continued immigration, and the participation of immigrants in the workforce as well a society more generally, suggests, there are more than enough people ready to welcome foreigners to make moving—with or without authorization—worthwhile. Law that looks to prohibit this runs the risk of being ignored or broken, and of
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