At this point, is this news ? Though it highlights Trump’s politics.

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    As evidenced by US citizens unwillingness to describe themselves as immigrants, instead using the moniker “expatriate” even though they’re immigrating to another country.

    Immigrant has always been a racial slur.

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      I think technically Ex-pat means they intend to go back to their home country, immigrant they intend to stay in the new country.

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        if that’s the case, why are white rich british people retiring in the french countryside called expats, but temporary foreign workers aren’t?

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          Technically that’s what I’ve heard it means. But yes we all know that it’s white people that use the term because they don’t want to call themselves immigrants.

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          Isn’t “retiring” in conflict with “worker”?

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            oh, the people retiring and the workers aren’t the same people! i’m sorry for the confusion, my wording wasn’t clear… 😅

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              I see now, that was my mistake! Thank you!

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        They are expats to the people in the country they left, and immigrants in the country they went to. I don’t know why people think the word expat is some kind of racism-lite.

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          The term is often used by white people to refer to themselves when they immigrate to a new country. “I’m an expat” they say as they permanently settle into a new country.

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            Currently living outside the US expat is primarily used by anyone not brown regardless of how long they’re staying