but the u.s. migrant worker situation is not the same as asylees fleeing. migrant workers in the u.s. have had a unique experience by being able to work in the u.s. temporarily each year and then conveniently grab a train or a flight back to their home country for the rest of the year after they earned some money. the cost of living is a lot lower in their home country so they came to the u.s. for a few months of the year to earn some money and then when they go back the dollar goes a lot further in their home country