Emigrant-- Leaves a country. A German would be an emigrant to Germans if he or she left Germany and came into America.
Immigrant-- Comes to a country. A German would be an immigrant to Americans if he or she left Germany to come to America. |
Push Factor-- Things that push people to leave a country. The holocaust pushed many Germans into other countries.
Pull Factor-- Things that pull people to come to a different area. The California gold rush pulled people to California in hopes of people becoming wealthy. |