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An Essay
Definitions Count
We say truth counts. Words also count: the word chosen, how
applied, the context and the intention for usage. Our words express
our version of truth. And that is true whether the word is a colloquialism
or a central component of a national dialogue. Here are words of
significant importance to the current national environment. They are
not subject to our personal version for they are fixed in definition. It
would certainly be educational and improve the narrative, if people
could understand and used them correctly.
Refugee: a person who has been forced to leave their country/
home/family in order to escape death, conflict, persecution, economic
or natural disasters, events occurring within a short time frame.
Such events have occurred throughout human history usually in
mass, never pleasant. Contemporary examples are: the Hondurans,
Guatemalans, Syrians, Yemeni and abused wives.
Migrant: a person or small group who relocates from one place to
another, as a result of curiosity, environmental encouragement or to
find new resources. Perhaps the tribe is splitting into smaller groups
desirous of new leadership or greater emphasis on certain matters,
perhaps spiritual. This has occurred among human populations
several times over the eons in episodes taking thousands of years to
unfold. Examples are: The First People leaving Beringia, crossing the
Bering Strait and populating the Americas 20,000 years ago; The two
mass movements due to the last ice age, both leaving and returning;
or the first tribe looking north from East Africa and wandering what
was beyond the horizon 1.9 million years ago. FYI, the American
continent’s First People have a common ancestor. Hold that thought.
Emigrant: a relatively new word applied to a person or family who by
choice are underway to a new place of residence, leaving their own
country to settle permanently in another, e.g., Norwegians moving to
Canada in early 1800s.
Immigrant: the individual who has arrived to live permanently in a
country other than place of origin, e.g., did you know that everyone in
the US has ties to an immigrant?
Immigration is the legal process for reviewing applicants, receiving
and moving people into the course of citizenship. The process is also
relatively new in human history and is usually controlled by some
legal entity on both ends of the journey, e.g., From the early 1600s
European companies after obtaining certain legal rights started
sending groups of volunteers (employees) to the new land to start
settlements for the trade business. The were mostly treated very well
by the existing populations, who taught them how to survive and grow
new crops in the often very inhospitable environment. We call them
Pilgrims, but they were just adventurous business folks.
There were no immigration systems and no troops or authorities to
stop the flow. The indigenous First People had worked out democracy
600 years before Jefferson and Franklin consulted them on how to do
the job of forming a new country, however they soon objected to the
methods of the new arrivals.
When opportunities were publicized, Europeans began the new
migrations by the millions over the next 400 years, peaking in the
1800s. Often passage and fees were paid by Canadian authorities
or ship owners, less so for the fledging U.S. The countries, not yet
well formed, wanted and needed immigrants to build their respective
countries and western expansion. These were the most recent
migrants so to speak and your ancestors.
The U.S. had the biggest draw and those new to Canada often
slipped into the territory south of the border via Wisconsin and onward
to other areas. Lincoln’s land grant legislation was a big incentive and
Canada followed the competition with similar incentives, e.g., houses,
rent subsidies, jobs and resources. The governments considered
these matters business investments.
An ‘illegal’ is a person who has not followed the legal process when
entering a place of non-origin. This relatively new term can be applied
to classify a person like a spy, or in general, those present in a country
without official authorization. The empires of old had these issues, but
mostly groups just declared their intention and tried to live in secular
peace. In current times the flow of people labeled illegal is large. They
are in reality refugees fleeing horrific conditions, flowing in large
numbers across Europe and from Central America into the US. Many
colorful words have been used to capture the event, an unfortunate
condition for both the refugees and those who must help them. There
is an argument for calling them migrants, however for these people,
the time frame is short, very short. For those understanding the near
future of earth’s environment, this event we are witnessing is only the
beginning.
All of these words are being grossly misused by politicians, pundits,
writers and just about everyone caught up in today’s political and
This Holiday Season: Protect Your
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to finally declutter your junk drawers, closets, attic and basement
in time for friends and family to visit. If these areas of your home
contain used rechargeable batteries, you’re in good company. One
in five consumers store some or all of their used batteries from the
past year, according to a recent Nielsen study conducted on behalf
of Call2Recycle.
Whether it’s electronics packed away in the attic or boxed toys
