[HairOfTheDog]

Ummm... emigrants are citizens who have ~left~ a country. immigrants are foreign born people who are moving in.

[Amerigomag]

immigrants are foreign born people who are moving in.

Sorry.

There are only two classes of immigrants in the US. Naturalized US citizens and anchor babies, a special class of naturalized citizens who were born on US soil but whose parents were not under the control of the US government at the time of their birth.

All others are aliens; resident, non resident or illegal.

Words have meanings.