a person who leaves their country of origin purely for economic reasons that are not in any way related to the refugee definition, in order to seek material improvements in their livelihood
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Economic migrants do not fall within the criteria for refugee status and are therefore not entitled to benefit from international protection as refugees.
Migrant on isik, kes määratluses loetlemata põhjustel lahkub vabatahtlikult oma riigist, et asuda mujale. Teda võib ajendada vaheldusvajadus või seiklusiha, samuti perekondlik või muu isiklikku laadi asjaolu. Kui ajendiks on ainuüksi majanduslikud kaalutlused, siis on isik majandusmigrant, mitte pagulane.
As a consequence, in the absence of common criteria for the admission of economic migrants, the number of third country citizens entering the EU illegally and without any guarantee of having a declared job – and thus of integrating in our societies – will grow.
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