| A | B |
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| heterogeneous | Of another or different, race, family or kind, composed of a mix of elements |
| immigrant | Those people legally admitted as permanent residents of a country |
| reservation | Public land set aside by a government for use by Native American tribes |
| refugee | One who leaves his or her home to seek protection from war, persecution, or some other danger |
| assimilation | The process by which people of one culture merge into, and become part of, another culture |
| segregation | The separation of one group from another |
| Jim Crow law | A law that separates people on the basis of race, aimed primarily at African Americans |
| separate but equal doctrine | A constitutional basis for laws that separate one group from another on the basis of race |
| integration | The process of bringing a group into equal membership in society |
| de jure segregation | Segregation by law, with legal sanction |
| de facto segregation | Segregation even if no law exists |
| affirmative action | A policy that requires most employers take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discriminations |
| quota | A rule requiring certain numbers of jobs or promotions for members of certain groups |
| reverse discrimination | Discrimination against the majority group |
| citizen | A member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to it by birth or naturalization and is entitled to full civil rights |
| jus soli | The law of soil, which determines citizenship based on where a person is born |
| jus sanguinis | The law of blood, which determines citizenship based on one's parent's citizenship |
| naturalization | The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another |
| alien | Foreign-born resident, or non-citizen |
| expatriation | The legal process by which a loss of citizenship occurs |
| denaturalization | The process through which naturalized citizens may involuntarily lose their citizenship |
| deportation | A legal process in which aliens are legally required to leave the US |
