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Should there be a migration path for questions from the Travel site to this site?

YES Travel.SE is a high-quality SE site with clear direction on what's on-topic and off-topic, with questions around long-term / settlement style visas definitely on their off-topic list. We could ...
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Why this site is called expatriates instead of migrants?

Yes, the word expat(riate) has classist¹ origins. Why is this site called expats, you ask? History Stack Exchange originates in Stack Overflow, a website for programmers. Many SE sites exhibit a ...
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Do USA J-1 visa questions belong on Expatriates or Travel.SE?

The problem with J-1 is that it includes a lot of categories ranging from short-term visits to long-term employment, so it doesn't completely fit into either Travel or Expatriates. Here's what I ...
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Why this site is called expatriates instead of migrants?

Er? Half my office is from India and Bangladesh and they all call themselves expats as well. I think it's stretching it to call it racist. Names generally come from the area51 site, in this case: ...
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Is my project about migrants rights welcome here?

You or anybody can certainly ask these questions. But if you are wanting specific resources set aside just to handle matters regarding your topic, or to ask questions which clearly do not meet our ...
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Is my project about migrants rights welcome here?

As usually stated we'd like to create an environment that is both helpful and is within the boundaries of what is usually allowed on the StackExchange network. Me personally I am okay with any ...
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Should there be a migration path for questions from the Travel site to this site?

No We should not allow Travel.SE to easily migrate their questions to this site. The mods on Travel.SE are different to the mods here and might not know all of the quirks of how we moderate over here. ...
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Do USA J-1 visa questions belong on Expatriates or Travel.SE?

I'd say go ahead and post your question and it will be handled as best as we can. In those 'gray area' type of questions, either site likely has the knowledge base to deal with the topic, though ...
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