Immigration Vocabulary

1. a person who flees for safety especially to a foreign country
4. a policy of giving equal opportunity for immigration to all people from different countries
6. the process of coming into a foreign country to live
9. a mark on a passport that is a sign of approval and permission for a traveler to enter a country
12. without proof or support with legal documents
13. a person who comes to a new country to live
15. a person who leaves a country or region to live elsewhere
16. a person who is a citizen of another country, not the one s/he is living in
17. to force a person who is not a citizen of a country to leave
18. the granting of a pardon, or forgiveness, with no penalty by a government to a large number of people
19. a person who moves from one country, place or locality to another

2. to shut or keep out
3. the bringing of people together after being separated for a long time
5. a country that acts as a place of safety for a person who is being discriminated against in their homeland
7. 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
8. to take something in and make it part of a group, country or community, rather than remaining in a separate group
10. a number limit on how many people can come to a country
11. a policy of protecting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants
14. a card that identifies the holder as a foreigner with permanent resident status in the U.S.