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| 14th Amendment | a change to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship and grants citizenship to former slaves. |
| alien | any person not a citizen or national of a country |
| citizen (citizenship) | a legal member of a state and/or country |
| immigrant | a person who comes to a country to live permanently |
| law of blood | Principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his or her biological parent/s |
| law of soil | Principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by place of birth |
| permanent resident (permanent residency) | someone lawfully and permanently living in the U.S., without citizenship (Green card holders) |
| naturalization(naturalized) | the process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen |
| Quota | a fixed minimum or maximum number of something |
| Native born/Natural born | belonging to a place by birth |
| Refugee | a person forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution or natural disaster |
| asylum | protection from harm that refugees seek from other countries |
| register | formally enroll |
| deported | sent back to your country of origin |
| Green card | also called a Permanent Resident Card, is a document that grants someone the right to live and work permanently in the U.S. |
