immigrant
Newly arrived settler
An immigrant is a person who moves to a foreign country to live there permanently or long-term.
The word emphasizes arrival and settlement in the new place, unlike emigrant, which emphasizes departure from the homeland—though the same person is both.
Her grandparents were immigrants from Poland.
The city has a large immigrant population.
Immigration policy and immigrant rights are frequent subjects of political debate.
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
asylum · work permit · undocumented · documentation · sponsorship · quota · detention · permanent resident
Recent arrival somewhere
- foreignerNon-native person
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
first-generation · second-generation · hyphenated · bicultural · bilingual · heritage · roots · homeland
Non-native being
Journey by sea
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- departureAct of going away
- relocationPermanent change of residence
settlement · transit · passage · odyssey · displacement · uprooting · boat · trek
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- melting potCultural fusion place
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
coexistence · enrichment · contributions · cuisine · traditions · festivals · remittances · entrepreneurship
One living abroad permanently
- guest workerForeign temporary hire
- seasonal workerEmployee hired periodically
- undocumented workerLaborer without work authorization
- documentedPreserved in official records
naturalized citizen · resident alien · dreamer · family reunification
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylum seekerOne requesting official protection
- displacedShifted from proper location
- statelessWithout national belonging
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
exile · sanctuary · safe haven · resettlement · camp · humanitarian · political asylum · protection
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
deportation · asylum · work permit · undocumented · documentation · sponsorship · quota · detention · permanent resident · amnesty
newcomer
Recent arrival somewhere
transplant · first-generation · second-generation · hyphenated · bicultural · bilingual · heritage · roots · homeland · mother country
alien
Non-native being
wetback · off the boat · illegal · anchor baby · invader
voyage
Journey by sea
relocation · settlement · transit · passage · odyssey · displacement · uprooting · boat · trek · caravan
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- melting potCultural fusion place
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
cosmopolitan · coexistence · enrichment · contributions · cuisine · traditions · festivals · remittances · entrepreneurship · labor
expatriate
One living abroad permanently
- guest workerForeign temporary hire
- seasonal workerEmployee hired periodically
- undocumented workerLaborer without work authorization
documented · naturalized citizen · resident alien · dreamer · family reunification
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- asylum seekerOne requesting official protection
- displacedShifted from proper location
- statelessWithout national belonging
persecution · exile · sanctuary · safe haven · resettlement · camp · humanitarian · political asylum · protection · flight
- immigrationvisa, refugee, citizenship, asylum, deportation
- migrationrefugees, refugee, asylum seekers, displaced persons, asylum policy
- homesicknesshomesick, homesickness, missing home, longing, yearning
- Pioneerspioneer, pioneers, forerunner, trailblazer, innovator
- Immigrant Heritageancestry, heritage month, ethnic identity, hyphenated identity, Ellis Island
- immigrant identitydual identity, hybrid identity, hyphenated identity, biculturalism, belonging
immigrantnative
Originating from a place
native-born · aborigine · autochthon · national · citizen
immigrantemigrant
Person resettling in another nation
émigré · expatriate · exile · deportee · refugee
immigrantresident
One who inhabits
inhabitant · habitant · settler · old-timer · nonimmigrant
- immigrant familiesKin relocated from abroad
- undocumented immigrantsMigrants without legal papers
- immigration controlRegulating who enters a country
- immigration quotasCaps on permitted newcomers
- illegal immigrantForeign national present unlawfully
- Canadian immigrationEntering Canada to stay
immigration, immigrate, immigrating, immigrants, immigrated, immigrates, immigrations