USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The word immigrant is used when talking about the country moved to. Emigrant is used when talking about the country moved from. Someone is an emigrant when they leave their country of origin and an immigrant when they arrive in their new country.

Detailed explanation-2: -Immigrate refers to “moving to a new country with the intention of living there permanently.” ○ My family left Cuba and immigrated to the United States during the 1970s. To emigrate means “to leave your country to live in another one.” ○ Meanwhile, my husband’s family emigrated from Egypt.

Detailed explanation-3: -Discuss people who migrate. An emigrant is a person who is leaving one country to live in another. An immigrant is a person who is entering a country from another to make a new home. A refugee is a person who has moved to a new country because of a problem in their former home.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some people move in search of work or economic opportunities, to join family, or to study. Others move to escape conflict, persecution, terrorism, or human rights violations. Still others move in response to the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters, or other environmental factors.