immigration
Permanent foreign relocation
Immigration is the act of moving to a new country to live there permanently.
The word describes both the process and the phenomenon: Immigration from Central America has increased.
Immigration also refers to the checkpoint where travelers' documents are examined: We got held up at immigration for two hours.
The focus is on entering, while emigration emphasizes leaving.
Point where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- wallVertical enclosing structure
fence · barrier · frontier · entry · inspection · control · smuggling · coyote
Official enactment of statutes
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- deportationLegal expulsion from country
amnesty · reform · law · regulation · quotas · enforcement · restrictions · eligibility
Person fleeing danger abroad
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- protectionGuarding against harm
- displacedShifted from proper location
asylee · resettlement · flee · escape · humanitarian · exile · war-torn · oppression
Travel from place to place
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- movementChange in position
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
diaspora · wave · destination · origin · settlement · assimilation · remittances · seasonal
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
integration · assimilation · Chinatown · community · identity · bilingualism · second-generation
Hatred of outsiders
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
scapegoating · nationalist · protectionism · othering · stereotyping · ethnocentrism · backlash · restrictionist
Citizen living abroad
- abroadIn foreign territory
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- overseasIn foreign countries
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
crossing
Point where paths intersect
- checkpointInspection station on route
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- patrolRegular surveillance route
wall · fence · barrier · frontier · entry · inspection · control · smuggling · coyote · undocumented
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
deportation · amnesty · reform · law · regulation · quotas · enforcement · restrictions · eligibility · detention
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- protectionGuarding against harm
displaced · asylee · resettlement · flee · escape · humanitarian · exile · war-torn · oppression · hearing
journey
Travel from place to place
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- movementChange in position
- displacementRemoval from usual location
exodus · diaspora · wave · destination · origin · settlement · assimilation · remittances · seasonal · circular
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- melting-potFusion of diverse cultures
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
traditions · integration · assimilation · Chinatown · community · identity · bilingualism · second-generation
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
intolerance · scapegoating · nationalist · protectionism · othering · stereotyping · ethnocentrism · backlash · restrictionist · populism
expat
Citizen living abroad
- abroadIn foreign territory
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- overseasIn foreign countries
settler · émigré · sojourner · homesickness · repatriation
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- international affairspassport, embassy, visa, treaty, diplomat
- migrationrefugees, refugee, asylum seekers, displaced persons, asylum policy
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- cultural diversitycultural diversity, ethnic enclave, ethnic neighborhoods, Chinatown, Little Italy
- administrative departmentsgovernment agencies, state departments, regulatory bodies, treasury, interior
immigrationemigration
Leaving homeland permanently
outmigration · departure · exodus · repatriation · leaving
immigrationexile
Banishment from homeland
deportation · expulsion · banishment · ethnic cleansing · refugee flight
immigrationclosed borders
Restricted national entry points
anti-immigration · immigration ban · nativism · border closure · restrictionism
- 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