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

Derived Forms

• ˌimmiˈgrational, adjective

Other Words From

• immi·gration·al im·mi·gra·to·ry [im, -, uh, -gr, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
• anti-immi·gration adjective
• nonim·mi·gration noun
• preim·mi·gration noun
• proim·mi·gration adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of immigration¹

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

Example Sentences

And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.

From The Daily Beast

But failing that, he advised pro-immigration reform Republican candidates such as former Gov. Jeb Bush to just skip the state.

From The Daily Beast

Hispanics, notes a recent Pew survey economic issues easily trump immigration.

From The Daily Beast

As a man who helped people become fugitives to save their skins, his focus on immigration is rooted in a personal life experience.

From The Daily Beast

Rubio has his own troubles with immigration, but people close to him said he still may have a path even with a Bush candidacy.

From The Daily Beast

The newer nations boasted proudly of their immigration tables.

From Project Gutenberg

The number of communicants, at the latest date, was thirty, and the field of labor was rapidly enlarging by immigration.

From Project Gutenberg

This large immigration made it easy for French spies and revolutionary agents to carry on their work undetected.

From Project Gutenberg

What anthropologist accepts the theory of Aryan overland immigration from somewhere in Asia?

From Project Gutenberg

The year 1803 was remarkable in the history of the island for a large immigration of highlanders from Scotland.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• exodus
• migration
• travel