Ch. 21 Immigration Flashcards
the process by which individuals move from one location, region, country, or city to another
migration
the act of leaving one’s country of birth to move to a new country
emigration
the movement of people across borders
immigration
host or destination countries where migrants go
receiving coutries
the country migrants were born in
sending country
the departure of a significant number of the most educated and skilled citizens, who go to live and work in other coutnries
brain drain
people settled far from their homeland
disapora
legal status specifying the terms and length under which someone may live another country
visa
government policies regulating the right of people to move into or out of a country
emigration and immigration policies
one who is allowed to live permanently in a country even though he or she is not a citizen
legal permanent resident (LPRs)
a person allowed to live in a country for a specified period of time
legal temporary resident
a person living in a country where he or she is not legally allowed to residue
unauthorized migrant
a form of protection that may be granted to people who have been persecuted or fear they will be persecuted on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinions, or membership in a particular social group
refugee status
a form of protection available to immigrants seeking admission to another country because of political violence or repression in their home country
asylum status
in the immigration process, the family member who is applying for the right to live in another country
principal
a visa status for an immigrant to the United States that allows its holder to live in the United States permanently but does not make that immigrant a citizen
green card
the process of becoming a citizen in a new country
naturalization
undocumented immigration
illegal immigration
the act of sending immigrants back to their country of origin
deportation
To escape Country X’s civil war and famine, those who have the courage frequently slip across the border to find a new place to live. In regard to immigration, Country X is a __________ country.
sending
To escape Country X’s civil war and famine, those who have the courage frequently slip across the border to find a new place to live. In regard to immigration, Country X is a __________ country
visa
Rosa has obtained a job and may enter the United States legally. She wants to bring her four children with her. Fortunately her children qualify for __________.
numerically unlimited legal permanent residents
Pierre wants to live in the United States and work as a chef. To do so he must obtain a __________ by getting a restaurant owner to sponsor him.
green card
How do children derive citizenship from their parents?
It is automatic for children who are LPRs, unmarried, under the age of 18, and in their parents’ legal and physical custody.
the period before 1875, in which immigration into the United States was essentially unregulated by the U.S. government
first immigration era
the period between 1875 and 1920, in which the United States made its first attempt to establish some restrictions on immigration
second immigration era
the period from 1921 to 1965, in which the United States tightly controlled immigration into the United States using strict quotes on entry from different countries
third immigration era
a set of agreements between the United States and Mexico from 1942 to 1964 to import temporary workers from Mexico
Bracero Program
in the period since 1965 in the United States, allowable immigration has been subject to a series of restrictions on immigration from both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres but without specific national origins quotas
fourth immigration era
How does the United States provide for immigration on humanitarian grounds?
Refugee- or asylum-status immigrants may adjust to LPR status after residence requirements are met.
How did some U.S. states attract immigrants in the first immigration era?
By advertising that immigrants could vote in federal, state, and local elections without naturalizing.
What was a result of the Immigration Act of May 26, 1924 (also known as the National Origins Act)?
The U.S. Border Patrol, with the mission of deterring illegal entries, was created.
What ushered in the fourth immigration era?
The Immigration Act of 1965.