Assignment #1: Immigrant, Emigrant, Migrant: Vocabulary of Human Migration

We hear many of the following terms all the time, but what do they really mean?   In order to understand the “whats” and “whys” of United States immigration history, it is important to have a common language.  Using a dictionary and internet resources, define the following terms.  Don’t just copy (cut and paste) answers from your sources!  Read and then complete your answers using language and terms that you understand.  Type your work and include a list of the sources you used for your research (ex. Webster’s Dictionary, WIKIPEDIA, etc).  

1.     Ancestry

2.     Assimilation

3.     Brain drain

4.     Chain migration

5.     Citizen

6.     Culture

7.     Emigration

8.     Ethnicity

9.     Ethnocentric

10.  Expatriate

11.  Green Card

12.  Immigration

13.  Migration

14.  Nationality

15.  Naturalization

16.  Political Asylum

17.  Refugee

18.  Resident Alien

19.  Visa

20.  Xenophobia