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  • The involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region, often due to circumstances such as armed conflict, persecution, natural disasters, or development projects.

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He agrees that tech should help to “relieve humans of arduous, repetitive or dangerous tasks” and “provide intelligent support,” but also warns of growing A.I.-induced inequality, which exacerbates poverty and forced migration.

From Slate May 28, 2026

Portuguese colonization beginning in 1500, the forced migration of roughly 4 million enslaved Africans, and later waves of European and Japanese immigration produced what the authors describe as the richest genetic diversity in the world.

From Science Daily Jan. 8, 2026

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  • population transfer
  • internal displacement
  • involuntary displacement
  • refugee movement
  • forced displacement

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  • free movement
  • voluntary migration
  • remaining in place
  • economic migration

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