Global Issues Vocab

3. A person who leaves his or her country due to a well-founded fear of persecution because of his or her race, religion, nationality, political views, or membership in a particular social group and/or in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Refugees have specific rights and protections under international law.
6. the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad
8. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually considered to be unfair
9. actions or evaluations against a person, place, thing or group, based on perceived differences from something else
11. an official representing a country abroad.
12. a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
14. the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
16. shelter or protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee
17. a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.
18. The judicial branch of government refers to a country's court system. Judiciaries are responsible for interpreting and applying a country's laws in particular cases, and can also be invested with the power to strike down laws that it deems unconstitutional.

1. an identity or group of people kept out of mainstream society, whose histories and culture is neglected in the narrative of the “majority”
2. generalized or assumed ideas about a person, place, thing or group, sometimes based on commonalities but not always true
4. a person who is professionally involved in politics, especially as a holder of or a candidate for an elected office.
5. The country to which a refugee relocates.
7. movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions
10. foreign-born people who do not possess a valid visa or other immigration documentation, because they entered the U.S. without inspection, stayed longer than their temporary visa permitted, or otherwise violated the terms under which they were admitted
13. person who moves to a foreign country for various reasons—for example, for employment, education, or to reunite with family—usually for a year or more. Unlike refugees, migrants do not face a direct threat of persecution or death in their home country.
15. right of soil, birthright citizenship
19. A person who is forcibly uprooted within his or her country but who has not crossed an international border. IDPs may be forced from their home as a result of armed conflict, human rights violations, or natural or human-made disasters, yet remain in their country.