“The UN reports record immigration patterns worldwide.”
Usage Entry 1176 / 1350 60-second read
Migration vs. Immigration
General movement of people versus movement into a country.
The comparisoni
“The UN reports record migration patterns worldwide — migration covers both inflow and outflow; immigration is only into.”
The ruleii
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MIGRATION = movement. IMMIGRATION = arrival.
MIGRATION is the broad movement of people from one place to another — includes emigration (leaving), immigration (arriving), and internal moves. IMMIGRATION is specifically coming into a country to live.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Migration = all moves. Immigration = moving in.