I think it's funny too, but a clearer definition of expat vs migrant is seeing if the person would leave if there was a crisis in their new home country. Expat

I think it's funny too, but a clearer definition of expat vs migrant is seeing if the person would leave if there was a crisis in their new home country. Expats are on long term vacation. They rarely get citizenship, even more rarely participate in politics, or integrate into the community with the intention of their children being raised there though university years. If there is a war or famine Expats will immediately go back "home". Migrants on the other and are "your people”. They may not look like you, but they intend to become a permanent fixture in the country. In a war, migrants are the first to volunteer because patriotism is strongest in those who explicitly chose their nation state (and also countries offer citizenship guarantees for soldiers).