Immigration Vocabulary

7. a country that acts as a place of safety for a person who is being discriminated against in their homeland
8. lasting for a long period of time
9. the state of being poor
10. the bringing of people together after being separated for a long time
14. a policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants
15. common beliefs about a group of people that are based on generalizations
17. to take something in and make it part of a group, country or community, rather than remaining in a separate group
18. to shut or keep out
19. door- a policy of giving equal opportunity for immigration to all people from different countries
20. to hold or keep someone in a waiting situation as if in a prison
21. a person who comes to a new country to live
25. card- a card that identifies the holder as a foreigner with permanent resident status in the U.S.
26. the granting of a pardon, or forgiveness, with no penalty by a government to a large number of people

1. security- defending the borders of a nation through guard patrol and physical barriers
2. a person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere
3. a person who moves from one country, place or locality to another
4. a number limit on how many people can come to a country
5. lasting for a short period of time; not permanent
6. - the process of coming into a foreign country to live
9. system of continued harmful or cruel treatment and discrimination of a group of people
11. without proof or support with legal documents
12. persons having powers of government
13. a person who is a citizen of another country, not the one s/he is living in
16. to force a person who is not a citizen of a country to leave
22. a person who flees for safety especially to a foreign country
23. worker- a foreign worker who is permitted to enter a country temporarily in order to take a job for which there is a shortage of domestic workers
24. a mark on a passport that is a sign of approval and permission for a traveler to enter a country