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An immigrant
This is the general term for a person who enters a new country.
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India and Pakistan
After these two countries gained independence in 1947, millions of people migrated to a new home.
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Canada
"_____'s immigration website crashes during US vote" (2016)
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Ellis Island
Annie Moore was the first immigrant to pass through this famous American port of arrival.
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Student Legal Services
This Ohio State unit now offers services for individuals seeking assistance with immigration and naturalization processes.
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Economic migrant or migrant worker
This is the name of a person who moves to a new country with the main goal of getting a job.
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1948-1950
2 million people migrated from China to Taiwan during these years (approximately)
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Germany
"_____’s policy over migrants is paying off in terms of labour." (2019)
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3% (Answers accepted between 0-9%)
According to the Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011, this percentage of the world population live in a country other than the one they were born in.
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Community Refugee and Immigration Services
This is the most well-known resettlement agency in Columbus.
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Internally-displaced person
This is a person who is forced to relocate but does not leave their country of origin.
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Bantu migrations
These African migrations through sub-Saharan Africa started around 4,000 years ago.
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America
"____ is stepping down as a global leader on refugees" (2019)
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Texas
This U.S. state accepted the most refugees in 2018.
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Eritrea and the DRC
These are the two countries of origin for most refugees resettled in Columbus in 2019.
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An asylum seeker
This is the name of a person who arrives in a new country requesting international protection
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Afghanistan
Millions of migrants left this country in 1979 when it was invaded by the Soviet Union.
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Greece
"Turkish Syria offensive raises _____ fears of new refugee influx" (2019)
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
This is the international organization mandated to protect refugees around the world.
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Afghanistan, Belarus, Bhutan, Burma, Colombia, DRC, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Honduras, Iraq, Liberia, Pakistan, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine
Name at least 4 countries of origin of refugees resettled in Columbus in 2019
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"owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it."
This is the definition of a refugee according to the United Nations.
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The Great Migration (or, the Great Northward Migration, the Black Migration)
6 million African Americans left the Southern United States between 1916 and 1970 during this period.
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Turkey
"_____’s Erdogan threatens to release millions of refugees into Europe over criticism of Syria offensive" (2019)
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The United Kingdom
This country is home to the most official university programs in Migration Studies.
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Anthropology, Arabic, Economics, English, History, International Studies, Italian, Law, NELC, Political Science, Slavic, Sociology, WGSST
This department teaches at least 1 course about migration.
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