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In the last ten years roughly 1 million Thais have emigrated to other countries to work. The majority of Thais emigrated legally.
NUMBER OF THAI LIVING ILLEGALLY IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND THE PER CAPITA INCOME OF THOSE COUNTRIES COUNTY NUMBER OF ILLEGAL THAIS PER CAPITA INCOME JAPAN 41,280 $28,700 MALAYSIA 36,121 $8,800 SINGAPORE 5,000 $25,200 TAIWAN 4,636 $18,000 KOREA 5,000 $19,600 ISRAEL 4,000 $19,500 Thailand has around 1 million immigrants within its borders only 300,000 of these immigrants are registered with the Thai government The Thai government has expressed concern that the nearly 1 million unemployed Thai workers will face competition with immigrants in gaining employment. The Thai government is planning to repatriate illegal immigrants to the home countries.
The above information is from the CIA World Fact Book and the Thailand Development Research Institute
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