Amnesty - an official pardon for people who are convicted of political offences.
Asylum - The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee
Citizenship - the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
Displacement - the action of moving something from its place or position.
Emigration - The process of leaving one country to take up permanent or semi-permanent residence in another country.
Humanitarian - concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare.
Immigration - the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
Immigration Laws - refers to the national statutes, regulations, and legal precedents governing immigration into and deportation from a country.
Migrant - a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions.
Multiculturalism - the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
Refugee - a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.
Remittances - Money earned or acquired by immigrants that is sent back to their country of origin. For some developing countries, remittances can form a sizeable chunk of their economy.
Repatriation - the return of someone to their own country.
Overpopulation - When an area is overpopulated, the level of resource consumption necessary to maintain the population will affect the capacity of the area to support future populations.
Undocumented - refers to individuals present in the country without authorization
Visa - Legal document verifying authorization by national authorities to cross its borders. Visas confer many different statuses and right
