How many times when speaking on the topic of immigration have you used interchangeably migrant and immigrant? What about asylum seeker and refugee?
Many misunderstandings in conversations stem from different comprehensions of a word. Words matter, because they invoke different feelings within us. Think of the words expat and immigrant. Which one, in your view, has a more positive connotation?
We start with words from Yaleeza, a trans woman from Suriname who sought refuge in Belgium, with her thoughts on rigid categorisation.

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Presented by Jonathan Ketchell with contribution from Yaleeza

Sources:

What's the difference between a refugee and an asylum seeker? Amnesty International, 24 January 2019.

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