immigrants
Seekers of citizenship
Immigrants are people who move to a country other than their native one, typically to settle permanently.
The word emphasizes arrival rather than departure—the same person is an emigrant from the perspective of the country left behind.
Her grandparents were immigrants from Poland.
The city has a large immigrant population.
Immigration policy and immigrant rights are recurring subjects in political debate.
Cultural fusion place
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
ethnicities · inclusivity · coexistence · enrichment · cross-cultural · intercultural · contributions · cuisine
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- work permitOfficial employment eligibility document
deportation · documentation · undocumented · amnesty · quota · lottery · sponsorship · petition
Journey by sea
- odysseyExtended adventurous journey
- passageSegment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
departure · transit · displacement · homeland · exodus · trek · pilgrimage · settlement
Combining into a whole
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
Chinatown · Little Italy · barrio · community · establishment · roots · homeownership · entrepreneurship
One requesting official protection
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
sanctuary · protection · shelter · humanitarian · resettlement · UNHCR · political asylum · temporary protection
Hatred of outsiders
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
prejudice · welcome · acceptance · solidarity · inclusion · hostility · rhetoric · othering
People doing jobs
- farmworkersAgricultural manual laborers
- bracerosMexican guest workers
- guest workersTemporary foreign employees
- exploitationSelfish use of others
wages · remittances · brain drain · skilled workers · H-1B · seasonal · domestic workers · construction
melting pot
Cultural fusion place
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- multiculturalismCoexistence of diverse traditions
cosmopolitan · ethnicities · inclusivity · coexistence · enrichment · cross-cultural · intercultural · contributions · cuisine · festivals
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
work permit · deportation · documentation · undocumented · amnesty · quota · lottery · sponsorship · petition · asylum
voyage
Journey by sea
arrival · departure · transit · displacement · homeland · exodus · trek · pilgrimage · settlement · uprooting
integration
Combining into a whole
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
enclave · Chinatown · Little Italy · barrio · community · establishment · roots · homeownership · entrepreneurship · small business
asylum seeker
One requesting official protection
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
flee · sanctuary · protection · shelter · humanitarian · resettlement · UNHCR · political asylum · temporary protection · displaced
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- scapegoatingUnfairly assigning fault to innocents
stereotypes · prejudice · welcome · acceptance · solidarity · inclusion · hostility · rhetoric · othering · belonging
workers
People doing jobs
- farmworkersAgricultural manual laborers
- bracerosMexican guest workers
- guest workersTemporary foreign employees
exploitation · wages · remittances · brain drain · skilled workers · H-1B · seasonal · domestic workers · construction · meatpacking
- 1800s AmericaOregon Trail, Trail of Tears, transcontinental railroad, Civil War, Abraham Lincoln
- immigrationvisa, refugee, citizenship, asylum, deportation
- migrationrefugees, refugee, asylum seekers, displaced persons, asylum policy
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients
- migrantsarctic tern, monarch butterfly, caribou, humpback whale, gray whale
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
immigrantsemigrants
People leaving their country
emigrés · expatriates · émigrés · expats · deportees
immigrantsnatives
Original local population
native-born · indigenous people · locals · aboriginals · original inhabitants
immigrantstourists
Travelers seeing sights
visitors · travelers · transients · sojourners · guest workers
- immigrant familiesKin relocated from abroad
- undocumented immigrantsMigrants without legal papers
- illegal immigrantForeign national present unlawfully
- immigrant workersForeign-born employed persons
- new immigrantRecent foreign arrival
- immigrant communitySettlement of relocated foreigners