Why do Brits and Americans have a special term instead of just using Immigrant?

    • TheGalacticVoid@lemm.ee
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      8 days ago

      No, it’s because there’s a lottery system that has been backlogged for decades. US immigration is such a bad process that skilled people go to Canada instead because the government there actually values those people.

      • 1984@lemmy.today
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        8 days ago

        Ah ok. Yeah I guess they don’t make it a priority for some reason.