economic migrant
A person leaving his/her habitual place of residence
to settle outside his/her country of origin in order to
improve his/her quality of life. This term may be used
to distinguish from refugees fleeing persecution, and
is also used to refer to persons attempting to enter a
country without legal permission and/or by using
asylum procedures without bona fide cause. It also
applies to persons settling outside their country of
origin for the duration of an agricultural season,
appropriately called seasonal workers.
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