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The Russian Federal Migration Service and other government agencies affected by migration have been given several months to develop proposals on : bilateral and multilateral agreements between Russia , the CIS States , Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia to prevent uncontrolled migration by foreign citizens ; quotas for those seeking asylum in Russia ; and the establishment of Russian Federal Migration Service offices in the " near and far abroad . The changes primarily target labor migrants from the Commonwealth of Independent States , or CIS , by simplifying registration and acquisition of work permits , Federal Migration Service spokesman Konstantin Poltoranin said . On July 24 , a Russian Federal Migration Service official told reporters that between 10 million and 12 million illegal immigrants live in Russia without paying taxes . A Federal Migration Service official told Human Rights Watch that " people also disappear and are being killed in Moscow , " and that the situation in Chechnya is returning to normal . At a news conference called to clarify some provisions of the new laws that came into effect Monday , Federal Migration Service Deputy Chairman Vyacheslav Postavnin said the laws would benefit both foreigners and Russians . Konstantin Romodanovsky , the head of Russia 's Federal Migration Service , told the meeting there are four priorities in Russia 's migration policy : " the assurance of optimal conditions for the advancement of unified legal standards ; protection of human rights ; the achievement of a stable law and order ; and the maximum positive effect of migration - - economical , political , social and demographic . A Federal Migration Service representative in Moscow told Human Rights Watch that the decision to close the camp was based on warnings published by the Ingush fire department and sanitary inspection . Aushev said that Russia 's Federal Migration Service has not sent any humanitarian aid over the past few days . According to the head of Russia 's Federal Migration Service , Konstantin Romodanovsky , last year 321,000 Georgians entered Russia on tourist and nonworking private visas and only 4,500 of them received work permits , TV-Tsentr reported on September 28 . Recognizing the problem , the Russian Federal Migration Service wants to impose stricter visa requirements for those from the former Soviet republics and develop a streamlined procedure for granting refugee status . More than 20 million migrants enter Russia each year , according to Russia 's Federal Migration Service . Human Rights Watch received from a Federal Migration Service official a list of eighteen temporary resettlement alternatives in Ingushetia , with an alleged capacity to accommodate 224 families , and visited twelve of the sites in the Karabulak and Sunzha districts . According to the Russian Federal Migration Service , there are over two million migrants in Russia . " Andrei Chernenko , head of the Interior Ministry 's Federal Migration Service , called for increasing fines on employers who hire illegal immigrants .