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Thesaurus search results for 'MIGRATION': 13 results found.


EMIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The movement of persons out of a nation or region for the purposes of settling somewhere else.

EMIGRATION LAW 

FORCED MIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Movement of an individual against his or her will. Examples include the African slave trade, Jewish migrations, and other deportations and displacements due to war, famine or political unrest.

IMMIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The movement of persons into a country or region for the purpose of settlement.

IMMIGRATION LAW (Search for related entries in the library)

IMMIGRATION POLICY 

INTERNAL MIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The movement or relocation of a person within a country.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The movement or relocation of a person from one country to another country, without permanent settlement.

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION POLICY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Policy that governs who enters a country and under which legal status. There are a range of permanent and temporary legal statuses.

LABOUR MIGRATION 

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