The battle over the words used to describe migrants

The battle over the words used to describe migrants - BBC News

The word migrant is defined in Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to ...

The battle over the words used to describe migrants ... The word migrant is defined in Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either ...

Asylum seekers, migrants or refugees: Which word is correct? - BBC

Asylum seeker is the term Charlotte feels comfortable with using for people coming on these small, often unsafe, boats across The Channel. "If ...

The Dehumanizing History Of The Words We've Used To Describe ...

“Most of the time when we hear [illegal immigrant] used, most of the time the shorter version 'illegals' is being used as a noun, which implies ...

Article: 'Migrants'? 'Refugees'? Terminology.. | migrationpolicy.org

The sharp rise in the number of people seeking humanitarian protections over the last decade and the increase in international migration ...

What are the correct words for talking about migration?

The words used in the media matter in the migration debate because language both shapes and reflects social reality. Discriminatory language is ...

Is it time to ditch the word 'migrant'? - The Washington Post

"Migrant is a word that strips suffering people of voice," Malone concluded. "Substituting refugee for it is – in the smallest way – an attempt ...

Why we should think twice before using the term 'migrant'

Yet many of the people in these stories are not migrants but asylum seekers or refugees—people escaping war, persecution, or local and lethal ...

There's A Sad Reason 'Migrants,' Not 'Immigrants,' Is The Word ...

It's fair to say that almost anyone who takes the risks associated with these trips is likely to be desperate and is seeking refuge. But to ...

Why the language we use to talk about refugees matters

This language of invasion has become increasingly mainstream as it trips off the tongue of populist political leaders around the world. These ...

An Alternative Vocabulary for Reporting on Migration Issues

Swedish and German news media mostly used the words 'refugee', and 'asylum seeker.' The UK press used the term 'migrant' over half of the times, while the ...

“Illegal” vs. “Undocumented”: A NWIRP Board Member's Perspective

We are currently stuck in an “immigrant nomenclature debate” which includes, on one end, those who insist on using the term “illegal immigrant” such as some ...

Towards a precise and reflexive use of migration-related ...

To describe migration-related phenomena, we need to reflect on the terminology and choose the most adequate one that allows us to determine ...

Why the language we use to talk about refugees matters so much

"They are immigrants." When you add in the various words used to describe other varieties of immigration it all ends up getting very ...

We deride them as 'migrants'. Why not call them people?

The language we hear in what passes for a national conversation on migration has become as debased as most of the arguments, until the very word ...

Responding to hate speech against migrants in social media

But beyond these institutional responsibilities, the reality is that thousands of people publish hate filled content on their social media every day, sometime ...

Migrant or refugee? Why it matters which word you choose

Across Europe, a debate is raging about how to describe the thousands of people escaping war and turmoil in their own countries and making ...

Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants - Amnesty International

The terms “refugee”, “asylum seeker” and “migrant” are used to describe people who are on the move, who have left their countries and have crossed borders.

UNHCR viewpoint: 'Refugee' or 'migrant' – Which is right?

GENEVA, July 11 (UNHCR) – With more than 65 million people forcibly displaced globally and boat crossings of the Mediterranean still ...

Talk of an Immigrant 'Invasion' Grows in Republican Ads and Speech

Analysts who study political rhetoric and extremism have continued to raise alarm that the word invasion and what they describe as similarly ...