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[–]yousaythosethings 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Immigrant is a legal term in the U.S. That's why some visas are immigrant visas and some are non-immigrant visas. Both allow you to enter and in some cases live in the United States but only with an immigrant visa are you permitted and considered to have made the U.S. your permanent home/domicile. The only non-immigrant visa that allows you to enter the U.S. with "immigrant intent" is the K visa for fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens.

[–]vitunrotta 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't know about the legal terminology in each European country but here the word "immigrant" tends to come with a very negative baggage. (Maybe so in the U.S. too, regardless of the legality of the term itself.)

I speak from my experience of course, and the realities I've seen and heard of in my continent. The two are (meaning the U.S. and Europe) in so many ways extremely different in a myriad of ways :)