immigration Vocabulary Padlet by STU ADAM YOUSSEF https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u By: Adam, Austin, and Thomas en-us 2018-03-31 23:39:46 UTC 2026-02-24 16:43:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png Video: Immigrant Keithayonna Davis, in a powerful spoken word poem, outlines some of the experiences that immigrants may face as they cross over to a new country. Some themes discussed as it relates to the immigrants are as follows: capitalizing on their culture (The U.S. selling their cultural artifacts for money), fleeing oppressive conditions in their home country, forced cultural silence to seem more 'American," and harsh living conditions upon arrival. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634005 2018-03-31 23:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634005 Immigrant An immigrant can be defined as someone who comes to live permanently in another country. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634033 2018-03-31 23:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634033 Xenophobia Xenophobia can best be defined as a hostility, or prejudice, against people from other countries. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634064 2018-03-31 23:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634064 Picture: Xenophobia This picture demonstrates a moment of xenophobia. In this picture, the caption reads, "No Irish Need Apply." Since xenophobia is a hostility or prejudice towards people from other countries, this shows xenophobia because there is an active workplace prejudice against the Irish telling them not to even bother applying for a position. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634083 2018-03-31 23:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247634083 Visa A Visa is a document that allows an immigrant to remain in a country for a fixed amount of time. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637152 2018-04-01 01:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637152 Article: Visa This article by the Washington Post talks about changes to the Visa system and making the rules a bit more strict for those who apply for immigration status. These changes include denying visa status if a person attempts to gain visa access or citizenship through other means than the ones they initially stated in their visa application (like an unplanned marriage to a citizen). youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637165 2018-04-01 01:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637165 Emigrate A person who leaves their own country to go to another one permanently. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637280 2018-04-01 01:49:07 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637280 Article: Emigrate This article talks about how many people in Syria are emigrating over to other countries especially the United States because of the war that is going on there and the people are desperate to leave because they don't want their life to be taken. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637332 2018-04-01 01:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637332 Refugee A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637787 2018-04-01 01:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637787 Video: Refugee This short video shows how important it is for these Syrians to get away from Syria and flee to another country as a refugee because their lives are at stake. There are putting their lives at risk to leave their country to freedom. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637923 2018-04-01 02:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247637923 Deportation The action of deporting a foreigner from a country. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638070 2018-04-01 02:11:27 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638070 Picture: Deportation Deportation is the act of taking a person who may not belong to a certain country and taking them back to their country. Many people are against this but at the same time, it's a very popular act in the United States. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638114 2018-04-01 02:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638114 Naturalization When a person isn't a citizen and then they become a citizen of a country. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638620 2018-04-01 02:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638620 Picture: Naturalization Naturalization is when a person becomes a citizen. In this picture, there are many people who are becoming citizens of the United States. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638723 2018-04-01 02:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638723 Push Factors A negative aspect or condition that motivates one to leave, especially in one's country, region, organization, religion, etc. In migration, push factors are those that encourage a population to leave its home. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638830 2018-04-01 02:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638830 Article: Push factors In this article, there are many push factors that are pushing people from Libya to go to Europe to live a better life. In the article it says that people go possibly drown on the way there but that's much more preferable than to live in Libya for them. youssead2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638898 2018-04-01 02:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247638898 Green card schmonau2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247911933 A green card is like a visa but it allows you to stay for a indefinite amount of time.]]> 2018-04-02 19:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247911933 Picture: Green card schmonau2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247927352 This picture demonstrates how hard it can be to get a green card. In this picture it show someone getting rejected witch must be devastating because that was a lot of work fill out all of the paperwork. ]]> 2018-04-02 20:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247927352 Undocumented immigrant schmonau2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247929235 A undocumented immigrant is a immigrant who lives in the US but didn't come here officially.]]> 2018-04-02 20:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247929235 Picture: Undocumented immigrant schmonau2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247929939 This picture shows people getting deported because they were undocumented. being deported means to be forced back to your home country instead of being allowed to become a citizen.]]> 2018-04-02 20:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247929939 First and second generation immigrants schmonau2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247931076 First and second generation immigrants are people who are born here after someone in there family before them immigrated here from some where else.]]> 2018-04-02 20:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247931076 Picture: First and second generation immigrants schmonau2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247931786 This picture demonstrates a child holding a sign that says " I was born here" which is showing everyone that she is a first and second generation immigrant. This picture also show people behind her marching down the street for a movement of immigration.]]> 2018-04-02 20:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247931786 Immigration scaggsth2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247961737 Immigration is the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.]]> 2018-04-03 00:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247961737 Video: Immigration scaggsth2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247964111 This video shows how long immigration has been going on in America. It's a very common act made by many people around the world and is viewed as something normal.]]> 2018-04-03 01:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247964111 Pull Factors scaggsth2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247964464 Pull Factors is someone trying to reach something, like education or a job.]]> 2018-04-03 01:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247964464 Picture: Pull Factors scaggsth2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247973603 Pull Factors are what pull people  to do something important or life changing in their lives. This is what changes people to let them experience different and intriguing situations in their lifetimes.
]]> 2018-04-03 02:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247973603 Resident Alien scaggsth2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247975191 A resident alien stays indefinitely in a country legally without obtaining citizenship.]]> 2018-04-03 02:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247975191 Picture: Resident Alien scaggsth2020 https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247975373 A resident alien is someone who stays indefinitely in a country legally without obtaining citizenship. These people might not feel at home yet because being called an alien is very inhumane to people.]]> 2018-04-03 02:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/youssead2020/bhapqozpho5u/wish/247975373