jet people n.pl. asylum-seekers, refugees, or immigrants who relocate by airplane. Also plane people. Etymological Note: Constructed in the fashion of boat people. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
jet people n.pl.— «They are immigrants of choice, jet people rather than boat people. America’s been good to them, a place where they can own handguns and mouth up blacks and homosexuals without fear of consequences.» —“The Opinions...
potel n.— «The diasporic or long-distance Indian remains an enigma, most of all to herself. From Silicon Valley and Potels’ (Patel-run hotels) in the US, to the National Health Service and the retail grocery trade in the UK, Indian...
anchor baby n.— «Holtzman said there should be “no more underground economy” and “no more anchor babies,” a term for children of legal and illegal immigrants who are U.S. citizens by virtue of being born in this country...
narrow-back
n.— «Narrow-back. Irish- immigrants term for native American.» —“[pencil] Motormen and Conductors” Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
crimalien n.— «The venomous rhetoric: A popular Boston talk show host calls them “crimaliens.”…Should Massachusetts allow illegal immigrants the right to attend state colleges at in-state tuition rates it won’t be the...