Immigration Terms Walters

Stereotype

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Prejudice

A perceived opinion that is not based on reality

Discrimination

When people use their power to deny groups the right to participate fully in a community, based on prejudice

Emigration

People moving out of a country

Immigration

People moving into a country

Migration

Movement of people to a new area for betterment without establishing a permanent residence

Refugee

A person who seeks protection in another country because of infringements or the threat of infringements on their well-being in their home country

Asylum

Legal status for people who left because they feared for their well being

Protected grounds for Asylum seekers

Race, religion, nationality, political opinion or particular social group

Marginalized

When a person or group is treated as less than others

Push factors

Influence someone to leave a country (negatives of home country)

Pull factors

Factors that influence someone to seek a better life in a new country (positives of host country)

Visa

A document that allows a person to legally enter a foreign country

Undocumented person

Foreign born persons who do not possess a valid visa or other immigration documentation or violated the terms under which they were permitted

Documented person

Foreign born person legally admitted into the united states

Deportation

Expelling people from a country

Xenophobia

A dislike or prejudice against someone from another country

Universal Declaration of HUman RIghts

A document produced by the world leaders and defines the basic rights that all people are entitled to under all circumstances

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

An immigration policy that gives temporary protection from deportation to some undocumented immigrants who entered the country as children