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24 Cards in this Set
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brazen
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bold; shameless
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brazen
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bold; shameless
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refuse
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castaways; rubbish
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teeming
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crowded
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wretched
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pitiful
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exile
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banished
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beacon
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fire or light used to guide or signal
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Assimilation
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The process whereby a minority group fitting into new cultures.
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Asylum
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Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country.
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Divirsity
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ethnic differnces
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Emigration
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To leave one country or region to settle in another.
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Ethnicity
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of relating to large groups of people closed according to reigious and cultural background.
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Green Card
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a work permit given to legal immigrants who have not yet become citizens.
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Greenhorn
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A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group.
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Immigration
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To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native.
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Tradition
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A mode of thought or behavior followed by a people continuously from generation to generation; a custom or usage.
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Quota system
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limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
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Visa
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permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region.
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Refugee
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an exile who flees for safety
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Pluralism
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A condition in which numerous distinct ethnic, religious, or cultural groups are present and tolerated within a society.
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Passport
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An official government document that certifies one's identity and citizenship and permits a citizen to travel abroad.
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Naturalism
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To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth).
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INS
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An American agency that regulates the flow of immigration by enforcing U.S. immigration laws.
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INS
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An American agency that regulates the flow of immigration by enforcing U.S. immigration laws.
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