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Third World
TheThird World is a phrase used denote thenations that were not aligned with either theUnited States (First World) or theSoviet Union (Second World), listed in order of development. Today, it is used simply to denote countries that are not very well developed, such asNorth Korea orSouth Sudan.
More recently, the term "developing world" has generally been preferred by some. Manypeople now break countries up into more new categories, such as economically-developed countries (EDCs), newly-industrializingcountries (NICs), lesser-developed countries (LDCs), and least-developed countries (LLDCs). InWorld Systems Theory,
they are known as periphery countries, being focused on exporting cheap labor and raw materials to the more powerful semi-periphery and core countries.
If you are reading this, you are probably fortunate enough to live in a newly developed country or better.
Unfortunately, "third world immigration" has become adog whistle term used by such unsavory sites likeVDARE andAmerican Renaissance.