immigration
Americannoun
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the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there
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the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country
Other Word Forms
- anti-immigration adjective
- immigrational adjective
- immigratory adjective
- nonimmigration noun
- preimmigration noun
- proimmigration adjective
Etymology
Origin of immigration
Example Sentences
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The following month, federal immigration agents escalated their operations at Home Depots — including using a Penske rental truck as a “Trojan Horse” in L.A. to catch immigrant workers off guard.
From Los Angeles Times
During his last tour, the rapper declined to visit any mainland US cities over concerns about immigration enforcement officers detaining fans at his concerts.
From BBC
Hundreds protested in Milan earlier on Friday against Vance's visit and the presence of some agents from the US immigration enforcement agency ICE to help protect the American delegation.
From Barron's
Google has contracts to provide federal agencies with cloud services and also has links to work being done on federal immigration enforcement.
From BBC
Canada’s economy is expected to show only sluggish growth, squeezed by U.S. trade policy as well as by Ottawa’s efforts to curb immigration, which had surged in recent years.
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