This matter, itself was not a big deal, the big deal was that Tarek was an illegal immigrant.

我很清楚地知道很多事情我控制不了，这就是其中一个。

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Armed with such documents, an illegal immigrant could acquire a bank account, rent an apartment and get a job.

有了这些证件，非法一名就能获得银行账户，租赁公寓，找到工作。

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Despite the overall decrease, the number of illegal immigrant children increased substantially from 751 in 1996 to 2257 in 1997.

虽然整体数字下降，但非法入境儿童的人数却显著增加，由1996年的751名增至1997年的2257名。

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The Arizona law, which was signed into law last Friday,requires police to ask for identification from anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant.

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But immigrant rights activists claim that closing the Calais camp does not solve France's illegal immigration problem, because many illegals simply move down the coast.

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It centres on the exploitation of illegal immigrant Hispanic office cleaners in Los Angeles.

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However illegal immigrant does not make a moral judgement, it makes a statement of fact.

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But as an illegal immigrant we doesn't need the money, we need a job.

BBC: Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 12:19 GMT