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Boat people - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Public, Ancestors, Ancestry, Anchor, Assembly, Bivouac, Blood, Bodies, Bourgeoisie, Breed, Brethren, Brood, Camp, Children, Citizenry, Clan |
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Boat people is a slang term (usually) referring to illegal immigrants or asylum seekers who arrive en masse in old or crudely made boats.
It is a widely used form of migration for people migrating from China, Vietnam, Cuba, Haiti, Morocco or Albania. They often risk their lives on dangerously crude and overcrowded boats to escape oppression or poverty in their home nations. In 2001, 353 asylum seekers sailing from Indonesia to Australia drowned when their vessel sank.
Boat people are frequently a source of controversy in the nation they seek to immigrate to, such as the United States, Canada, Italy, Spain and Australia. Boat people are often forcibly prevented from landing at their destination, such as under Australia's Pacific Solution, or they are subjected to mandatory detention after their arrival.
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Example Usage of people |
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ambermoon218: @teresajusino Really. I think if I had to be around people like her, I'd end up beating someone with a turkey drumstick. ;) |
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DeathofFreedom: The idea that this govt doesn't fear the people, taking from some to giv to others, UNCONSTITUTIONAL, wake up DC you are not GODS. |
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Michael198510: @AngelsAscending Thank you so much. I am thankful for life each day as I hear of the many people who lost theirs in all parts of the globe. |
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