Emigrant or Immigrant?

There is a difference between these two words.  Immigrant/Emigrant.  They seem to be sometimes used improperly and the difference reflects on how we view the migration of populations to this country along with other countries.  Perhaps we need to know the language a bit better before we complain about people not speaking English.

em·i·grant

ˈemigrənt/

noun

noun: emigrant; plural noun: emigrants

1. 1.
   a person who leaves their own country in order to settle permanently in another.
   "the first emigrants to America"
   

adjective

adjective: emigrant

1. 1.
   used by emigrants.
   "an emigrant shi
   

im·mi·grant

ˈimigrənt/

noun

noun: immigrant; plural noun: immigrants

1. a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

   synonyms:

   newcomer, settler, migrant, emigrant; More nonnative, foreigner, alien, outsider; expatriate; informalexpat "they will convene to discuss the civil liberties of immigrants"

   antonyms:

   native

   • Biology
     an animal or plant living or growing in a region to which it has migrated.
     

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