Economic refugees left their native country in the hope of finding a better life.

经济难民离乡背井，希望生活有所改善。

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The government divides asylum seekers into economic migrants and genuine refugees.

政府将寻求政治庇护的人划分为经济移民和真正的难民。

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They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants.

他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。

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Given the millions of illegal aliens and economic refugees Mexico has given the U.S., Zedillo should be grateful to America.

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This globalization spread all over the world is causing these economic refugees to relocate here to look for work and feed their children.

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The economic refugees from other countries are not the target here.

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