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What is the difference between a migrant and a refugee?

April 26, 2017difference migrant refugee

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What is the difference between a migrant and a refugee?

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Although they are sometimes informally referred to as “economic refugees,” a migrant is a person that leaves their home country by choice. This is different from a refugee who is forced to leave their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. Unlike migrants, refugees are not permitted to leave their “refugee camps” and have not received legal status from the government.