Holy shit, pv...:
immigrate
[im-i-greyt]
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
verb (used without object), immigrated, immigrating.
1.
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
2.
to pass or come into a new habitat or place, as an organism.
See number 2 above.
migrate
[mahy-greyt]
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
verb (used without object), migrated, migrating.
1.
to go from one country, region, or place to another.
Synonyms:
move,
resettle,
relocate.
Antonyms:
remain.
2.
to pass periodically from one region or climate to another, as certain birds, fishes, and animals:
The birds migrate southward in the winter.
emigrate
[em-i-greyt]
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
verb (used without object), emigrated, emigrating.
1.
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate:
to emigrate from Ireland to Australia.
All of the above mean basically the same and have nothing necessarily to do with
the founders of anything.
The founders all came from England..they emigrated from England and migrated or immigrated
to the new land, America. The only practical difference in the above words is between
migrate and the other 2 because it's usually seasonal.
Country does not mean nation. Therefore one can indeed immigrate to another country that is not a nation.