self-deportation
Choosing to leave
Self-deportation is a policy approach that makes life difficult enough for undocumented immigrants that they choose to leave a country voluntarily rather than face arrest and forced removal.
The term gained prominence in U.S. immigration debates: The candidate's platform centered on self-deportation through strict employment verification.
Critics argue the policy amounts to harassment disguised as choice.
Formal return to homeland
- departureAct of going away
- homelandOne's native land
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
homecoming · leave-taking · withdrawal · readjustment · reintegration · upheaval · uprooting
Formal argument on issues
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
scapegoating · coercion · criticism · ethics · protest · activism · populism · nationalism
Relocating abroad permanently
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
compliance · regulation · crackdown · ICE · undocumented · unauthorized · status · deportability
Things blocking access
- disincentivesThings discouraging action
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- obstaclesThings in the way
discouragement · dissuasion · hindrance · prevention · prohibition · constraints · intimidation · inhibition
repatriation
Formal return to homeland
- departureAct of going away
- homelandOne's native land
- relocationPermanent change of residence
resettlement · homecoming · leave-taking · withdrawal · readjustment · reintegration · upheaval · uprooting
debate
Formal argument on issues
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
racism · scapegoating · coercion · criticism · ethics · protest · activism · populism · nationalism · isolationism
immigration
Relocating abroad permanently
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
mandate · compliance · regulation · crackdown · ICE · undocumented · unauthorized · status · deportability · removal
barriers
Things blocking access
- disincentivesThings discouraging action
- penaltiesPunishments for infractions
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
obstacles · discouragement · dissuasion · hindrance · prevention · prohibition · constraints · intimidation · inhibition · restraint
- deportationremoval, expulsion, reinstatement, exclusion, family separation
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
self-deportationimmigration
Relocating abroad permanently
naturalization · permanent residency · entry · asylum · settlement
self-deportationamnesty
Group pardon from authorities
legalization · permanent residency · path to citizenship · green card · regularization
self, deportation, deport, deported, deportee, deportees, deporting, deports, port