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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Migration VS emigration VS immigration

What is the difference between 'migration' and 'emigration' and 'immigration'?
  

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Emigration -leaving one country for another. I emigrated from the UK to France Immigration - coming to a country to live. I am an immigrant in France Migration - is moving from one place to another.

— LouiseT

  • Emigration -leaving one country for another.
  • I emigrated from the UK to France Immigration - coming to a country to live.
  • I am an immigrant in France Migration - is moving from one place to another.
  • This is normally used with animals who change location depending on the season.
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Emigration -leaving one country for another. I emigrated from the UK to France
Immigration - coming to a country to live. I am an immigrant in France

Migration - is moving from one place to another. This is normally used with animals who change location depending on the season.
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So I guess when immigration and emigration are used as verbs they pretty much have the exact same meaning?
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It means you are leaving one country for another yes.

I immigrated to France in 2002.
I emigrated from the UK to France in 2002.
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So I guess you can't say 'I immigrated from the UK to France'?
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So I will take that to mean one becomes an immigrant after emigrating.
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Here is helpful information on the usage of immigrate, emigration and migration. The source is www.thefreedictionary.com.

Usage Note: Migrate, which is used of people and animals, sometimes implies a lack of permanent settlement, especially as a result of seasonal or periodic movement. Emigrate and immigrate are used only of people and imply a permanent
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