How are globalization, technology, and geopolitical shifts shaping contemporary migration patterns?

Box 11-04 Definitions: immigrants, refugees, other migrants & the medical professionals who see them. IMMIGRANT. A foreign-born person traveling to the United ... There is no official definition of what constitutes a “sanctuary city” or state/jurisdiction. ... Others enact policies preventing immigrant detention ... Mar 14, 2024 ... WHAT IS THE DREAM ACT? The Dream Act was first introduced to Congress in 2001. It would have created a pathway to citizenship for immigrant ... Apr 25, 2025 ... : one that immigrates: such as a : a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence b : a plant or animal that becomes established in an area ... Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality ... May 6, 2024 ... Dreamers are undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children, lived and attended school here, and identify as American. May 2, 2022 ... There is no universally accepted definition of the term migrant (4). However, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs ... The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) protects migrant and seasonal agricultural workers by establishing employment standards. Except where otherwise noted (e.g., “undocumented immigrant” or “DACA-eligible”), we define an immigrant as anyone born outside the country to non-U.S. citizen ... Long definition, Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both ...