Key Terms
to treat someone unfairly, to opress
What is Persecution
Which of the following is a pull factor
War, Poverty, Famine, Education
What is Education
The country the Lost Boys originated from
What is Sudan
a non-citizen who is in the United States illegally, without a work or education visa, is classified as
What is Unauthorized/Undocumented.
Someone who comes to the United States from another country to start a new life
What is an immigrant
payments immigrants send back to their home countries
What is Remittances
Famine would be considered what type of push factor
What is Envrionmental
What is Kenya
a family un the United States with one or more "documented" (legal) individuals, and one or more undocumented family members
What is a Mixed Status Family
A Person who has been forced to migrate to another country to avoid persecution
What is a Refugee
the loss of well educated, highly skilled workers
What is brain drain
An example of an environmental push factor would be
What are droughts, famine, natural disasters
The war between the North and South in Sudan would be considered what type of push factor
What is political
Approximately how many undocumented immigrants are in the United States right now?
10-12 million
A person who is forced to leave their home, but remains within the borders of their home country
What is an Internally Displaced Person (IDP)
Also know as a Green Card
What is a Permanent Resident Card
Job Opportunities, Strong Economy, and high wages are examples of
What is Economic Pull
The Name of the refugee camp that the Lost Boys eventually settled in
What is Kakuma
a proposed law (has not passed) to allow a path to residency and possibly citizenship for undocumented immigrants
What is the DREAM act
Someone who leaves their home country to settle somewhere else
to move OUT of a country
What is an emigrant
The Visa you apply for is you want to live and work in the U.S. indefinitey
What is an Immigrant Visa
The four types of migration factors
What is political, economic, environmental, and social/cultural
Why did were the Dinka persecuted and eventually forced to flee Sudan
They were christian and refused to obey the government's policy of Sharia
How long does an immigrant need to live in the U.S. with proper documentation before they can begin the process of becoming a citizen.
What is five years
this protects individuals with refugee status from being sent back to their home country
what is Non-refoulement