as in immigrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
we traced our family history back to migrants who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves
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Recent Examples of migrants
Over half a million migrants have crossed through Panama on their journey north toward Mexico and, ultimately, the United States.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Some aid organizations have criticized France’s treatment of migrants on Mayotte, where citizenship and residency rules for foreign nationals are stricter than in the rest of France.
—Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
These projects, which began in earnest in 2017, have caused a large influx of laborers from south Asian countries, with migrants from India, Bangladesh and Nepal being the largest contributors.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
But migrants have also arrived from as far as Afghanistan, Angola, Eritrea, Iran and even Russia.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.
—Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Most recently, nearly 454,000 migrants living in the country without legal permission were deported between 2008 and 2014, according to a study by Robert Lynch, an economics professor at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
—Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Advertisement For many migrants, including Nazca Antoiy, a Comorian who has lived in Mayotte for a decade, the cyclone has heightened fears of displacement.
—Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, anger simmered among residents who accused the government of diverting the island’s already scarce resources to migrants at their expense.
—Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Some aid organizations have criticized France’s treatment of migrants on Mayotte, where citizenship and residency rules for foreign nationals are stricter than in the rest of France.
—Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
These projects, which began in earnest in 2017, have caused a large influx of laborers from south Asian countries, with migrants from India, Bangladesh and Nepal being the largest contributors.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
But migrants have also arrived from as far as Afghanistan, Angola, Eritrea, Iran and even Russia.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.
—Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Most recently, nearly 454,000 migrants living in the country without legal permission were deported between 2008 and 2014, according to a study by Robert Lynch, an economics professor at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
—Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Advertisement For many migrants, including Nazca Antoiy, a Comorian who has lived in Mayotte for a decade, the cyclone has heightened fears of displacement.
—Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, anger simmered among residents who accused the government of diverting the island’s already scarce resources to migrants at their expense.
—Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Migrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/migrants. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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