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Originally Posted by Pulgasari
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Is there a difference between refugees and asylum seekers?
I think one is a legal immigrant having had their application approved, and the other is attempting to legally immigrate by the same manner.
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Sounds about right. I think the latter group is basically awaiting the rubber-stamp insofar as I understand. Personally I think it's a paper-thin difference. I thought immigrant vs. alien was relevant to the former discussion because "immigrants" is often understood to include naturalized citizens, while aliens includes non-immigrant foreigners such as tourists or seasonal/migrant/temporary workers who have no intention of remaining here permanently.
Danth