Generic question for the masses. How do you define immigration? And / or how do you define emigration? Do you consider them the same thing or a I vs. E event? In my database, I have called all the relatives immigration based on Census record, or other documentation. TIA for your opinion or supporting information as to a difference between the two items. Michael Kenefick Hilliard, Ohio

On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:07:38 -0500, Michael Kenefick <kenefick@copper.net> wrote: >Generic question for the masses. How do you define immigration? And / >or how do you define emigration? Do you consider them the same thing or >a I vs. E event? In my database, I have called all the relatives >immigration based on Census record, or other documentation. > >TIA for your opinion or supporting information as to a difference >between the two items. Immigration and emigration differ in the same way as arrival differs from departure. Emigration is departing from a place. Immigration is arriving at a place. You have to emigrate before you can immigrate. -- Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/ http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/