emigres
Those who left
Emigres are people who have left their home country, typically for political reasons.
The term carries connotations of exile or flight rather than voluntary relocation—emigres often cannot safely return.
Originally applied to French aristocrats fleeing the Revolution, it now describes any politically displaced group: Cuban emigres in Miami, Russian emigres in Paris.
Also spelled émigrés.
Travel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- asylumShelter from persecution
border · customs · integration · assimilation · quota · sponsorship · arrival · documentation
Removed from foundation
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- departureAct of going away
- alienationState of being isolated
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
disorientation · estrangement · transplantation · resettlement · dispossessed · loss · longing · separation
Shelter from persecution
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- shelterProtected place or structure
- protectionGuarding against harm
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
resettlement · camp · aid · crisis · persecution · flee · war · conflict
Forced removal from place
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
flight · escape · persecution · opposition · regime · sanctuary · haven · stateless
In foreign territory
- overseasIn foreign countries
- settlersThose who establish homes
- expatsCitizens living abroad, informally
- transplantsSurgical tissue transfers
sojourners · cosmopolitans · voluntary · professionals · retirees · artists · writers · intellectuals
One's native land
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- communityCollective of connected people
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- transnationalismActivity crossing national borders
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
asylum · border · customs · integration · assimilation · quota · sponsorship · arrival · documentation · processing
uprooted
Removed from foundation
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- departureAct of going away
- alienationState of being isolated
adaptation · disorientation · estrangement · transplantation · resettlement · dispossessed · loss · longing · separation · dislocation
asylum
Shelter from persecution
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- shelterProtected place or structure
- protectionGuarding against harm
humanitarian · resettlement · camp · aid · crisis · persecution · flee · war · conflict · escape
banishment
Forced removal from place
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- defectorOne who abandons allegiance
dissident · flight · escape · persecution · opposition · regime · sanctuary · haven · stateless · unwelcome
abroad
In foreign territory
- overseasIn foreign countries
- settlersThose who establish homes
- expatsCitizens living abroad, informally
transplants · sojourners · cosmopolitans · voluntary · professionals · retirees · artists · writers · intellectuals · entrepreneurs
homeland
One's native land
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- communityCollective of connected people
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- migrationimmigrants, refugees, immigration, immigrant, refugee
- migrantsarctic tern, monarch butterfly, caribou, humpback whale, gray whale
- Cold War Dissentdissidents, samizdat, refuseniks, defectors, Radio Free Europe
- diasporaAfrican diaspora, exiles, Irish diaspora, Jewish diaspora, Vietnamese Americans
- Expatriatesexpats, permanent residents, green card holders, foreign workers, work visa holders
- refugeesrefugee camps, refugee camp, displaced persons, refugee status, refugee policy
emigresimmigrants
Those settling abroad
arrivals · newcomers · incomers · new arrivals · settlers
- Russian emigrePerson who left Russia
- emigrant shipVessel transporting those leaving home
emigrate, emigration, emigrant, emigrated, emigre, emigrating, emigrates, emigrants, emigrations