Lesson 14 Vocabulary
	English word	English Definition	English Example sentence
1	to immigrate	to come into a country in order to live	My ancestors immigrated to America from France and Scotland.
2	to emigrate	to leave a country in order to start a new life elsewhere	I emigrated from America to Japan.
3	to migrate	to move from one place to another within a country	Many people migrated from New York to California in the late 1970's.
4	an immigrant	a person who lives in a country that is not their own	Mexican immigrants provide the backbone of the American labor force.
5	an illegal immigrant	a person who doesn't have permission to live in a foreign country	Many Mexican immigrants are illegal immigrants.
6	a detention center	a place that the government sends illegal immigrants, a holding place	Sometimes Cubans come to America from Cuba. The government puts them into a detention center, then sends them back to Cuba.
7	to assimilate	to become the same as the people who surround you	The Greeks conquered many groups and made them assimilate into Greece.
8	an expat	a person who lives in a country that is not their own for a short time	There are tons of expats in Japan--young adults just teaching English for a few years.
9	citizenship	the rights granted to a person after joining a country	I have American citizenship, so I can vote in America.
10	a resident	a person who lives in a certain country	I am a resident of Japan, but a citizen of America.
11	a citizen	a person who belongs to a certain country	I am an American citizen.
12	naturalization	the process in which someone becomes a citizen simply by staying in a country a long time	America has a naturalization policy. If you live there for ten years, you can become a citizen.
13	to naturalize ~	to make someone a citizen based on their term of residence in a country	Many people think America should just naturalize Mexican immigrants, rather than sending them back to Mexico.
14	to deport ~	to make a person leave a country	Cuban immigrants are deported very quickly from America.
15	a regulation	a rule	There are many regulations regarding immigration and naturalization.
16	rights	special things that a person is able to do	Americans have many rights, one of which is the right to carry a gun.
17	the right to ~	a special privilege that lets you do a special thing	The right to free speech is part of the American Constitution.
18	to vote	to help decide who will become the leader of a group or country	I voted for Obama!
19	be eligible to ~	to be able to, to have the right to	I am not eligible to vote in Japan, because I am not a citizen.
20	a requirement	a condition that must be filled before something happens	Some roller coasters have a height requirement; if you are too short, you can't ride them.
21	to isolate ~	to separate and keep something/someone away from other things/people	I isolated myself from my ex-girlfriend, because she was a dangerous person.