Immigration
Seeking permanent residency
Immigration is the movement of people into a country where they are not native, typically to settle permanently.
The word usually refers to the process from the receiving country's perspective: Immigration from Latin America has reshaped the region's demographics.
Immigration also names the government agency or checkpoint where arrivals are processed: We waited two hours at immigration.
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
documentation · status · asylum · residency · permit · deportation · amnesty · quota
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- workforceAll available workers
- jobsPositions of employment
- employmentPaid occupation status
- wagesPayment for work
skills · brain drain · remittances · entrepreneurship · contribution · competition · taxes · welfare
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
culture shock · homesickness · nostalgia · identity · belonging · alienation · discrimination · xenophobia
Improve by correcting faults
- restrictionLimit on action
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- banOfficial restriction on something
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
pathway · legislation · executive order · sanctuary · enforcement · regulation · merit-based · lottery
Inspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- port of entryAuthorized border crossing location
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- patrolRegular surveillance route
enforcement · control · fence · wall · crossing · smuggling · coyote · detention
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
passport · documentation · status · asylum · residency · permit · deportation · amnesty · quota · sponsor
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- workforceAll available workers
- jobsPositions of employment
- employmentPaid occupation status
wages · skills · brain drain · remittances · entrepreneurship · contribution · competition · taxes · welfare · exploitation
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
adjustment · culture shock · homesickness · nostalgia · identity · belonging · alienation · discrimination · xenophobia · opportunity
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- restrictionLimit on action
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- banOfficial restriction on something
moratorium · pathway · legislation · executive order · sanctuary · enforcement · regulation · merit-based · lottery · family reunification
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- port of entryAuthorized border crossing location
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
patrol · enforcement · control · fence · wall · crossing · smuggling · coyote · detention · processing center
relocation
Permanent change of residence
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- departureAct of going away
journey · crossing · transit · passage · diaspora · exodus · influx · wave · flow · settlement
Immigrationemigration
Leaving homeland permanently
outmigration · emigrating · exodus · expatriation · departure
Immigrationtourism
Leisure travel sector
visiting · travel · temporary stay · sojourn · vacation
Immigrationdeportation
Legal expulsion from country
expulsion · exclusion · border closure · nativism · xenophobia
- immigration controlRegulating who enters a country
- immigration quotasCaps on permitted newcomers
- Canadian immigrationEntering Canada to stay
- illegal immigrationUnlawful entry into nations
- immigration statusOne's official residency classification
- immigration policyRules controlling border entry