immigration

[im-i-grey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of immigrating.

2. a group or number of immigrants.

immigration

/ ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən /

noun

1. the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

2. the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country

Other Word Forms

• immigrational adjective
• immigratory adjective
• anti-immigration adjective
• nonimmigration noun
• preimmigration noun
• proimmigration adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of immigration¹

First recorded in 1650–60; im- ¹ + migration

Example Sentences

Those videos are sadly just a drop in the toxic river of posts showing immigration agents brutalizing migrants and citizens alike that long ago drowned out almost anything else on my social media feeds.

From Los Angeles Times

In reality, there’s not a lot of good data on how many ER visits involve undocumented folks because doctors are more focused on saving lives than checking immigration status.

From Los Angeles Times

Two women, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of being targeted by immigration enforcement, started doing remediation work after the fires burned homes in Altadena they had previously cleaned as housekeepers.

From Los Angeles Times

For months, the area has become the site of nightly clashes between federal agents and protesters, dressed in black, who are opposed to immigration arrests.

From BBC

But ministers insisted there were not wider changes in immigration policy.

From BBC

Related Words

• exodus 
• migration 
• travel