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11 Cards in this Set
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Amnesty
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A time period when people may admit to certain wrongdoings, such as migrating without a visa, without getting into trouble.
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Asylum
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Protection given to people who have left their country because of persecution.
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Black Marcket
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Buying and selling of products or services, against or outside of formal laws and regulations.
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Census
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An official survey that counts the number of people living in a country, as well as other information about them such as age, gender, and occupation.
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Deportation
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Officially removing someone from a country, for example, forcing an irregular migrant to leave
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Destination Country
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Any country to which migrants travel.
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Drought
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A shortage of rain, or water more generally, that leads to dying out of soil and the failure of crops, which can force migrants to leave.
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Ethnic
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Belonging to or relating to a particular group of people, identified on basis of their racial, national, or cultural background.
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Fundamentalist
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Strictly adhering to the traditional teachings of a religion.
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Fusion
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The mixing, or melting together, of different cultures in a country.
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Green Card
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A card that identifies the holder as a non-U.S. citizen who has permission to live and work in the United States.
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