Week 7 Flashcards
forced to migrate to another country to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or other disasters and cannot return because of fear
refugee
forced to migrate for similar political reasons as a refugee but hasn’t migrated across an international border
internationally displaced person
someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
Asylum seeker
is the area subject to flooding during a specific number of years
floodplain
immigrants from poor countries were allowed to emigrate temporarily to obtain jobs
Guestworker
and environmental or political feature that hinders migration
intervening obstacle
maximum limits on the number of people who could emigrate to the United States during a one year period
Quotas
large-scale emigration by talented people
Brain drain
those who do and so are entering without proper documents
on authorized immigrants