The phrase 'economic migrant' as a pejorative.... (lemmy.ml)

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"They're not real asylum seekers, they're only economic migrants!"

The philosophy behind this: poverty doesn't count as a proper problem. A real problem would be something like not being able to vote

Anti-materialism with the mask off.

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[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They and their families fund businesses and property purchases back home with the USD they earn here.

This is I think the bigger distinction than economic or violent. If you’ve fled because you can’t afford to live in your home country, you’re a refugee. You’re fleeing violence. Whether it’s the violence of a gang you’re fleeing or the violence of the state kicking you out of your home because you can’t afford rent.

If you’ve left your home country to work for higher wages to support family in your home country, I think that’s more different than the other two situations