Illegal Immigration for Family Reasons in China

DOI: 10.5176/2251-3809_LRPP18.157

Authors: Zejun Du

Abstract:

With its rapid economic development, China has become an attractive receiving country of international immigrants. There are foreign talents and legal immigrants in China. However, China has also attracted illegal immigrants at the same time, including illegal economic immigrants and illegal immigrants for family reasons. This paper discusses the reasons why illegal immigrants for family reasons occurs, which includes economic, population proportion, and law and policy reasons; the negative impacts on social stability, population, public health, and international relationship; and the current Chinese regulatory framework, which can be divided into four parts: policy, law, management department, and implementation. To deal with the issue of illegal immigration for family reasons in China, it requires the cooperation between countries, the participation of governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the adjustment of laws and policies within the country.

Keywords: principle of binding effects of contracts, external clauses, exceptions from principle of the binding effects of contract, unilateral termination of a contract, hardship, excessively onerous obligations, contract renegotiation.