Immigration 101: Refugees, Migrants, Asylum Seekers - What's the Difference?

We hear these terms all the time. Migrant. Refugee. Asylum seeker. Immigrant. What’s the difference? Let’s break it down.
A migrant is a person moving from country to country for any number of reasons - better life, better job, more opportunities.
An immigrant is someone who moved to another country and has established residency legally or illegally.
Then there are refugees and asylum seekers. They both seek protection because they fear persecution based on a number of factors, including race, religion, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
But the process of how they get protection differs. Refugees must apply from overseas and have to be vetted and approved before traveling to the United States.
Asylum seekers are people who are already in the US or at the border. They must apply for protection within one year of arriving.
Whether you are a migrant, refugee, immigrant or asylum seeker, it can take years to get legal status in America.
Want to learn more about immigration? Check out articles and more on kcet.org!
A Primer on Refugees and Asylum Seekers, and Why They're Not Illegal Immigrants
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[@Yaseen_Khandoker]

This one minute is loaded with so much good stuffs!!

[@worldview730]

Thanks for clearing this matter up, for me I just couldn't get it right.

[@traviscollura2440]

I personally prefer the phrases immigrant and migrant. As opposed to legal immigrant and illegal immigrant. Because I feel like it’s easy to mishear “legal” as “illegal” and vice versa.

[@amandus152]

refugee in contrast to asylum seeker is someone who already has a protection.

[@James225]

Where are all the comments? It's obvious that someone is deleting them. #FAIL

[@caver38]

Most economic migrants think they can apply for asylum , and the UN encourages people who are poor or no work to apply . This is a misuse of asylum , and also all refugees refuse to accept that as refugees they are expected to go home in the future . Then there is a major problem that a very large percentage of asylum seekers do not integrate and accept countries , customs, culture and laws . Another problem in many countries who have accepted asylum seekers have seen a massive increase in crime and violence . A major problem in the EU is that there are 95 million citizens living in poverty who should get help first , and this is not the case !!!!!!!

[@Fin-the-frog]

I have a geography test in a few days and I didn't know yhe difference between an asylum seeker and a refugee. Thank you for explaining (:

[@CoolDown-ml4wp]

Best what they can do for asylum seekers and illegal immigrants are START a company UK/US/CANADA/AUS call center OUTSOURCED Projects, in Rwanda for black community and give them 5 years contract job and send them there as employees and give them salary range of Rwanda, so they can peacefully live and work there as UK/US/CANADA/AUS ASY-employees on work permit. START a company UK/US/CANADA/AUS call center OUTSOURCED Projects, in Mauritius( half French land) for white community and give them 5 years contract job and send them there as employees and give them salary range of Mauritius, so they can peacefully live and work there as UK/US/CANADA/AUS ASY-employees on work permit. PROBLEM SOLVED ( they will feel safe working as an outsourced employees for west companies as call center agents) Both are benefitted out of this and there is NO loss for anyone. If they like it there, they can work there or they can move to other place after 5 years.

[@JibrilMuktar]

Ok

[@grayrecluse7496]

6 years later,now there is no difference.

[@GardinerBob-w2p]

Ashton Island

[@CrystalWhittington-b9u]

Clifford Grove

[@namontn]

So a migrant and immigrant are the same thing

[@pauljackson9716]

Immigrant is an migrant that intends to remain in a different country. Migrants travel to various countries. Several immigrants in the US illegally were migrants in Mexico.

[@TadBlackwelder-x6i]

Langworth Street

[@Someonehmm-k6e]

how to get a refugee seeker?

[@that_c43amg11]

Who’s deleting the comments?

[@infinitequest0424]

Thanks for sharing

[@divyaa155]

Why drag Rwanda in UK crisis? What does Rwanda have to do with UK's refugees? Is Rwanda a dumping ground or what?

[@aviyahchaverim9388]

Illegal immigrant is the fitting terminology

[@chanroberts4670]

Uh, no. They’re illegal ALIENS. They have no legal means of becoming citizens or even legal permanent residents in the country.

[@옹이뉴키]

It was late evening, and the ripples of a quiet sea were flooded with moonlight. Asylum- seeking Ja-mae, who had been pushed back and forth at the border of Turkey and Greece, half dead with hunger and cold, was biting the bullet and attempting the sea crossing from Turkey to the Greek islands in an attmept to reach Europe in vain. She had been drifting about the ocean for months, because both Turkey and Greece had turned a blind eye to the poor woman , by forcing her far out into the sea. Poor Jamae ! she had been keeping pushed back by the police officers from both nations, previously pushed back by 횽아 at home, the reason for her asylum-seeking. 😥 Luckily enough she had never rowed herself; the fair wind had done two thirds of all the rowing up until then.. But what would become of her? It would take her years to get legal status probably in any countries.

[@MrLiquar]

It is her problem

[@Soma81]

Then she got Deported. And finally figured out How to Apply Legally

[@pauljackson9716]

So, the majority of those being treated as asylum seekers by the US government are immigrants attempting to circumvent the legal process.

[@MargaretGibson-tg8xc]

how to get protection from the state enslaving you as a political adversary

[@TahirHasim]

I.m refugee in Malaysia do you help me how to apply goin American

[@MamunRashid-tr2qj]

Is getting spitted on for no reason a legal ground becoz that's why I left my country of origin & I find it no difference here aswell.

[@WoolleyChristopher-o3i]

Doyle Falls

[@jamesheggs6825]

How they get money to travel being mostly poor?.....…anybody know? Im 59yrs old cant afford go no where😂

[@corryburton9834]

There is not an asylum seeker in America....allow me to explain, By international law any "asylum seeker" has to go to first country not involved in conflict...WHICH MEANS BY INTERNATIONAL LAW IF MEXICO OR CANADA ISNT AT WAR WE DONT HAVE A SINGLE ASYLUM SEEKER...

[@mickdeverick]

Right there put themselves in this situation and we have to pick up the pieces

[@uzawtun9933]

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[@komotodragon4161]

Lmao people apply asylum in other countries besides in the us , not everyone wants to be in the us . Just a tip for you .

[@IVANILIEV-m8u]

They shouldn't be here

[@Michael-pn5lp]

Who are the hidden Edomite enemy within you can't mention, who opened up the floodgates ? Wake up ! "So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him." (Isaiah 59:19). , , ,.,. ,

[@giacomofontana6622]

yes i,m a refugees because my mom is death

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Illegal is ILLEGAL!!!!!!

[@matthewrods1334]

No

[@jonmacdonald5345]

@@matthewrods1334 Si

[@matthewrods1334]

@@jonmacdonald5345 sorry Mr. MacDonald but that is not true as there are different people and different cultures to say they are all the same would be very well not true so actually no

[@thelonghaul9902]

@@matthewrods1334 well, I mean illegal is illegal, there's no denying that concept. Regardless of culture, U.S. law is U.S. law, and all cultures must follow it to be in the U.S.

[@matthewrods1334]

@@thelonghaul9902 bro I commented that a year ago why are you responding respectfully

[@Donation3million]

😢. No county whill help you

[@nandinitambi9385]

How can this only get 18 likes? Suprising

[@JibrilMuktar]

San.a

[@MargaretGibson-tg8xc]

how to gain protection from state for you and your children from whose legal system you are fighting for your freedom

[@GroteMelissa]

641 VonRueden Cliff

[@richardmurphy4520]

" I REVERE ISLAM" Traitor King Charles ( Feb 2023) 😢