migrant

Example Sentences

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Villahermosa lacks adequate services, with just one migrant shelter and no office of the federal agency that processes refugee applications.

From Los Angeles Times

Officially, Australia likes to characterise itself as a migrant nation, with a government website declaring it "One of the most successful multicultural societies in the world".

From BBC

In response, authorities have stepped up security and introduced tougher legal measures targeting irregular migration networks, deporting thousands of migrants to their home countries.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Downing Street sources highlighted the possibility of introducing "transitional arrangements" which could potentially reduce the 10-year wait for some existing migrants.

From BBC

The policy prescriptions are well known: more salaried jobs, closer alignment between education and industry, smoother school-to-work transitions and stronger social protection for informal and migrant workers.

From BBC