Expat normally means someone living abroad but maintaining their citizenship and expecting to return to their home country eventually. This is often the case with situations like people deployed for a few years on a long term project. An immigrant is someone who has left their home country and resettled elsewhere with no plans of returning.
Given those definitions, “migrant workers” should really be called expats but, you know, racism and xenophobia are a thing.
What’s an expat? Isn’t that just immigrant?
Expat normally means someone living abroad but maintaining their citizenship and expecting to return to their home country eventually. This is often the case with situations like people deployed for a few years on a long term project. An immigrant is someone who has left their home country and resettled elsewhere with no plans of returning.
Given those definitions, “migrant workers” should really be called expats but, you know, racism and xenophobia are a thing.
Right, and in my context, I have no plans to ever move back to Austin.