To immigrate is to move into a new country to live there permanently or for a long time. It focuses on the arrival rather than the departure.
From Latin "immigrare" meaning "to move into," combining "in-" (into) and "migrare" (to move). The verb form developed in modern European languages as states began tracking population movements.
Immigration is both a physical move and a psychological leap—people leave behind not just places, but languages, networks, and identities. Every immigration story is also an editing of self: what do you keep, and what do you adapt to fit the new world?
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