Population Movement Vocabulary

verb to leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another

• Many people choose to emigrate to other countries in search of better opportunities.
• My cousin decided to emigrate to Australia for a fresh start.
• I heard John is planning to emigrate to Canada next year.
• The idea of emigrating from my comfort zone and trying something new is both scary and exciting.

noun a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

adjective relating to a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

• The government is implementing new policies to better assist immigrant communities.
• My neighbor is an immigrant from Mexico and she makes the best tamales.
• Some people still hold negative stereotypes about immigrants, which is totally unfair.
• Learning a new language can sometimes feel like being an immigrant in your own country.