Emigration is the act o leavin ane's resident kintra wi the intent tae settle ensewhaur.[1] Conversely, immigration describes the muivement o persons intae ane kintra frae anither.[2] Baith are acts o migration athort naitional boondaries.

The Last of England bi Ford Madox Brown, depictin emigrants leavin Ingland

References

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  1. "emigration - definition of emigration in English from the Oxford dictionary". oxforddictionaries.com. Archived frae the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2017.
  2. "immigration: definition of immigration in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)". oxforddictionaries.com. Archived frae the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 7 Mairch 2017.