as in immigrant
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
migrant laborers picking fruit in an orchard
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Glenn Minnis | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Amid all of this, Border Hawk cultivated a growing audience for stories that blamed migrants themselves for the growing chaos.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead, resources should focus on pragmatic solutions—preventing crime, stopping human trafficking and blocking mere economic migrants while still humanely helping asylum seekers fleeing persecution.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Under fire for admitting record numbers of migrants, Trudeau’s government recently slashed the annual total allowed into the country.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The incoming Trump administration has put the focus on going after violent criminal non-citizen migrants.
—Glenn Minnis | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
Amid all of this, Border Hawk cultivated a growing audience for stories that blamed migrants themselves for the growing chaos.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
Instead, resources should focus on pragmatic solutions—preventing crime, stopping human trafficking and blocking mere economic migrants while still humanely helping asylum seekers fleeing persecution.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Under fire for admitting record numbers of migrants, Trudeau’s government recently slashed the annual total allowed into the country.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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These plans included detaining undocumented immigrants in camps while awaiting deportation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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That statement ignores the fact that Central Park was also, at one time, the site of Seneca Village, an African American community with three churches, which was also home to Irish immigrants.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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On an island scarred by exile, this is the biggest migratory wave in Cuba's history.Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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He is remembered as a pioneer in ornithology who advanced our understanding of migratory birds.Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The nonprofit has seen more Spanish-speaking guests, including refugees from Venezuela.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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Connecting over meals From dining alongside refugee neighbors to supporting in-house immigrant chefs, here are four U.S. opportunities to connect with other cultures—and, in some cases, each other—over meals.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Her family's land was seized by Israeli settlers at the end of July.Britt Clennett, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Huckabee has advocated for Israel to annex parts of the West Bank, which Israel occupied in 1967, and has backed Israeli settlers in the territory.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Israel's population includes many emigrants from Central Asia, most of whom arrived after the fall of the Soviet Union.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Landed during the rainy season in a swamp, the emigrants found neither fresh water nor waterproof dwellings awaiting them, though they were shortly regaled with a supply of skates!Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrant. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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