Why “immigrate” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
>When we should let doctors from overseas immigrate and easily become practicing doctors here in the US. Lol, what does this has to do with anything regarding aptitude or curios…
by qsera · Sep 1, 2026
I studied biochem in undergrad and my classes were full of premed students. I loved the subject and nerded out about the course material - I spent my time designing my own exper…
by echelon · Sep 1, 2026
While I agree with your point, conflating the effort to install apps outside of the Google Play Store with the effort to immigrate to a different country is wildly incomparable.
by cnowacek · Sep 1, 2026
> Why do people "break the law" to come to the US They are economic migrants without the means or desire to immigrate legally. > how do their coming affect you negatively? They…
by newfriend · Aug 31, 2026
> To be honest immigration happened forever because people look for a better place to live. The able, hard working and entrepreneurial ones bring a lot to the countries they imm…
by ExoticPearTree · Aug 31, 2026
You said: > They just need to return to India after graduation. > If they wish to immigrate to America, there are different visa pathways for that. The CPT program is about work…
by dahinds · Aug 31, 2026
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Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "immigrate" over time.
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Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "immigrate" over time.
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as permanent residents. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration—though an individual could overstay a travel visa and become an immigrant or permanent resident—seasonal labour is sometimes included in the definition of immigration. Read more on Wikipedia