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Re:United States Expatriation at an All-Time High by throw2bit on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:48AM (#14968092)
Its funny to see if a first world country citizen moves to another country he is called an Expat and the third world citizens are called immigrants.

A common misconception. If you have given up your US citizenship, you are an immigrant. Not an expat.

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Re:United States Expatriation at an All-Time High by return0 on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @08:52AM (#14968127)
People have a reason to make that distinction. You are not bound to see humanitarian aid for expats anytime soon.

Also, i dont think it's a term reserved for westerners. What do you call a rich saudi who currently lives in miami, an immigrant?

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