Boat people
Boat people is a slang term (usually) referring to illegal immigrants who arrive en masse in old or crudely made boats.
It is a widely used form of migration for people migrating from China, Vietnam, Cuba, Haiti, Morocco or Albania. They often risk their lives on dangerously crude and overcrowded boats to escape oppression or poverty in their home nations.
Boat people are frequently a source of controversy in the nation they seek to immigrate to, such as the United States, Canada, Italy, Spain and Australia.
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