immigration

Running Head : Immigration

Immigration

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Immigration

Since the below homophones (similar sound , but different in spelling meaning , so often used in this , are confusing words , it is important that we first learn their meaning so that the theme in ensuing paragraphs could be understood quite perfectly

Definition

Immigrate : to come to a country of which one is not a native for the purpose of settling down and having permanent residence

Immigration : the act of immigrating or settling in a foreign country

Immigrant

: a person who immigrates or comes to a country to settle (correlative of emigrant

Emigrate : to quit or leave one country to settle and live in another

Emigration : the act of emigrating or leaving a country to live in another

Emigrant : a person who emigrates

Ymigry : a person who has emigrated for political reasons

Migrate : to move from one place of residence to another with the seasons

Migration : the act of migrating or moving ones residence from one place to another

Migrant : one who migrates or moves from one country to another

Technical Terms

Visa : is a legal approval or endorsement which the concerned government authority places on a passport . The authorities of the country , a person intends to enter , grant him or her visa . The mere placement of visa certifies that the passport under scrutiny is valid . Then the immigration officials grant permission to the bearer of this visa to enter the country . A government of the country the traveler intends to enter can , for any reason , refuse to grant visa to a particular person (Pranger , Robert J , n .p .n .d

Passport : is a legal travel document certifying the citizenship of the holder for the country that issues it , and allows him or her safe passage from one country to another and is entitled to all lawful protection under the international law . But visa on the passport is must for entering those countries which impose visa endorsement condition . In the United States , it is the Department of State in Washington , D .C which issues passport (Pranger , Robert J , n .p .n .d

Introduction

The term Immigration as explained above is an act of settling in a new country , while emigration is the act of leaving the native country to settle in another . But those who virtually run away from their country because of the fear of harassments , disasters , or epidemics are called "refugees . Many people find extremely difficult and sometimes impossible to make a potential and respectable living in their native lands , so they decide to leave their birth places and move to the estranged world outside in search of better and more prosperous living Countless of such immigrations had been made since the dawn of human civilization , the heaviest of which took place in history from 1800s until up to the hard times of the Great Depression in 1930 . It is estimated that nearly 65 million people moved to new lands during that period of time . However , immigration today...