Frequently Asked Questions:
Migrant versus Immigrant
Words matter. So what IS the difference between migration, immigration and emigration?
Migration is the broadest term and includes any movement, any directions. Farmworkers go to farms in harvest season. Birds fly south for the winter. Snowbirds come to Arizona for the winter.
These are all migrants.
(Also included in this category are immigrants and emigrants, but they usually get their own specific label, depending on whether they're coming or going.)
An immigrant is someone who moves IN and is usually used for people moving between countries. Emigrants are moving OUT. So someone leaving one country for another is both. For example, Stephanie's grandfather emigrated from Poland and immigrated to the US.
First Generation American
Who gets the title "first generation American?"
On the CAMINA, we'll generally use the standard definition: children of immigrants are First Generation, because they are the first generation born in the USA.
(Some people use the term for relatives who were the first to arrive in America, or the first to become citizens, so it can get confusing.)
Additional Resources
The American Immigration Council: www.AmericanImmigrationCouncil.org
This Washington, D.C.-based non-profit has both an educational and an advocacy mission. The AIC works with immigration attorneys to help people navigate the legal system and provides information about a wide variety of topics on their website.
Their mission statement: "We envision a nation where immigrants are embraced, communities are enriched, and justice prevails for all. We strive to create a society that values immigrants as vital contributors to our nation and where everyone is afforded an equal opportunity to thrive socially, economically, and culturally."
The National Immigration Law Center has information about immigration in general (including how to locate someone in custody) as well as specifically about DACA applications and renewals: www.nilc.org/resources, and www.nilc.org/resources/dacarenewalcalculator.
The US governments site for the program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page HERE.
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