Immigration Flashcards

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1
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To be granted a green card

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Se voir accorder la carte de séjour

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2
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To apply for citizenship

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Demander la citoyenneté

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3
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Regroupement familial

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Family reunification schemes

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4
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Managed migration schemes

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Système d’immigration choisie

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5
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va nu pieds

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barefooted

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6
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phare, symbole d’espoir

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beacon of hope

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7
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être partie intégrante

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to be part and parcel

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8
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indigent

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pauper

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9
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partir de rien

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start from scratch

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10
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édulcorer

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toned down

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11
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étranger son papier

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undocumented alien

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12
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contre son gré

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unwillingly

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13
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pousser/inciter

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to urge

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14
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President Coolidge declared “America must be kept American”, and a wave of xenophobia engulfed the US.

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People could be driven by a combination of two motivations, political and economic reasons.

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15
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Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” The following synopsis will necessarily be an oversimplification of overlapping factors

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The populist story is primarily one of culture and identity, in particular the fear among white voters across the West that their cultures and identities are under threat.

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16
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The migrant crisis was a boon for right-wing populists. In 2015, Trump, then the Republican nominee for U.S. president, took a hard line on Syrian refugees

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Recent political upheavals have reinvigorated a long-running debate about the role of identity in American politic