‘Ex-pats’ Vs. ‘Immigrants’ Vs. ‘Migrants’ Vs. ‘Labourers’ Vs. ‘Refugees’
Semantic differences cover up our common humanity
“Why Are White People ‘Ex-pats’ and Others ‘Immigrants’?” asked a provocative piece in The (UK) Guardian.
As someone who lived in a nation, the United Arab Emirates, with about 90 percent of the population from somewhere else, I don’t entirely agree. I think it’s more of a differentiation of social class rather than race. “Ex-pats” are educated and skill…
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