Immigration Summative Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering key immigration terms, definitions, and concepts for the study guide.

Push Factor

A problem or condition that causes someone to want to leave a country.

Pull Factor

Something attractive that encourages someone to move to a country.

Ghettos

Areas of a city where members of a particular group were concentrated, often because of economic or social conditions.

Nativism

Favoring native-born people over immigrants.

Refugees

People who leave their country because they are escaping danger or persecution.

Visa

Official permission allowing someone to enter or remain in a country for a specific purpose or period.

Alien

A person living in a country who is not a citizen of that country.

Immigrant

A person who moves to another country intending to live there.

Sponsorship

When an eligible person or organization supports someone seeking to immigrate.

Political Asylum

Protection given to someone who has fled their country because of persecution or danger.