"They're not real asylum seekers, they're only economic migrants!"
The philosophy behind this: poverty doesn't count as a proper problem. A real problem would be something like not being able to 
Anti-materialism with the mask off.
"They're not real asylum seekers, they're only economic migrants!"
The philosophy behind this: poverty doesn't count as a proper problem. A real problem would be something like not being able to
Anti-materialism with the mask off.
And when white people move to other countries for lucrative work opportunities it's called being an "ex-spat". How the fuck is that not "economical" in nature.
It is "expat" for expatriate but it applies to anyone who lives in a country other than one they are a citizen of (not that I have ever heard it for anyone other than Americans living in SEA or South America, which I think is your point). I've never heard it in reference for work, only people who had cash (retirement or settlement) moving to a less expensive region to make it go further.
You'll mostly hear it in reference to white migrants to places like the UAE who work high income jobs or teach English who have no intention of staying long term.
Exactly, egg...
Because expats have the connotation of being, well, privileged, probably due to their historical western-based {empire} background of education and riches, since they prbly have enough money to travel there and there wherever they work...