--- title: Immigration and borders — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Immigration and borders», a lesson of the politics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Think of the new kid who joins your class in the middle of the year. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/) / Immigration and borders # Immigration and borders Lesson 19 of the politics course of Mova's primary school: 21 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/0/) — Think of the new kid who joins your class in the middle of the year. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/1/) — Maybe her dad got a job as a doctor at the hospital, maybe her family ran from a war. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/2/) — People move to another country for many reasons: work, study, family or danger. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/3/) — A country is a bit like a school with a front gate: it decides who may come in and how. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/4/) — People argue hard about it: how many should come, who, by which routes, and what should happen to people who came without permission. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/5/) — Most people on all sides say they want fairness, safety and fewer people in danger; they disagree about the way to get there. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/6/) — Even the words are part of the argument, so listen to which words each side chooses. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/7/) — Big claims like "all of them" or "millions flooding in" are worth checking against official numbers; the numbers can be big without matching what a scary video says. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/8/) — People talk about it in their own words: a South African says "just now" for "later" and "lekker" for great, an Indian English speaker may say "prepone" (to move earlier, the opposite of postpone), an Aussie calls a petrol station a "servo", and an American teen says "no cap" for "no lie". - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/9/) — People move to another country for jobs, study, family or to escape danger; an immigrant moves in, someone who emigrates moves away, and a visa is official permission to come and stay. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/10/) — Many countries invite workers they need, like doctors, nurses and builders; some say numbers have been too high for housing and services, others say countries need these workers. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/11/) — A refugee has fled war or danger, and asylum is protection given by a country; after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, millions of Ukrainians fled abroad, and countries like the UK, Ireland and Canada set up special schemes. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/13/) — It was reported that many people tried to cross the US border with Mexico without permission around 2022 and 2023, and that crossings dropped sharply in 2024 and 2025 after rule changes; some parts have fences or walls, others none. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/14/) — News reports said that in 2025 the US government greatly increased deportations, sending people found living there without permission back to their home countries; there were protests and court cases about how it was done. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/15/) — It was reported that tens of thousands of people a year have crossed the English Channel from France in small boats to ask for asylum in the UK; the crossings are dangerous, smugglers charge money for them, and some people have died. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/16/) — An asylum seeker has asked for protection and is waiting for an answer; it was reported that the UK had a big backlog of claims, a pile of cases waiting to be dealt with, many people were housed in hotels paid by the government, and most are not allowed to work while waiting. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/17/) — It was reported that Australia has for many years turned back boats and sent people arriving by boat to centres in other countries, called offshore processing, while also resettling some refugees each year. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/18/) — Immigrants both take jobs and create them by working, starting businesses and spending money; experts disagree about the exact effects, which differ by place and type of work. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/19/) — After living legally in a country for some years and passing tests, immigrants can become citizens with the right to vote; many countries hold citizenship ceremonies with an oath. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/20/) — Net migration is the number of people who arrived minus the number who left; official statistics try to count it, and figures get updated. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/19-immigration-and-borders/21/) — Some say strict rules and strong borders keep a country safe and fair to those who come legally; others say countries should offer more safe, legal routes and treat everyone with dignity. - ← previous: [Prices, money and jobs: why everything costs more](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/18-prices-money-and-jobs-why-everything-costs-more/) - next →: [Healthcare: who pays when you are ill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/20-healthcare-who-pays-when-you-are-ill/) - ↑ back to [Politics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/politics/)