Migrant

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Definition
‘Any person who is moving or has moved across an international border or within a State away from his/her habitual place of residence, regardless of (1) the person’s legal status; (2) whether the movement is voluntary or involuntary; (3) what the causes for the movement are; or (4) what the length of the stay is.’ (United Nations, n.d.).

References
United Nations. (n.d.). Global Issues: Migration. Accessed 20 July 2022: https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/migration#:~:text=The%20UN%20Migration%20Agency%20(IOM,the%20causes%20for%20the%20movement

To explore further
Kelcey, J.; Guven, O.; Burde, D. 2022. ‘2. Education on the Move: How Migration Affects Learning Outcomes’. In: D.A. Wagner, N.M. Castillo and S. Grant Lewis (Eds), Learning, Marginalization, and Improving the Quality of Education in Low-income Countries, (pp. 45-76). Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0256