immigration

[im-i-grey-shuh n]

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noun

the act of immigrating.
a group or number of immigrants.

Origin of immigration

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

Related formsim·mi·gra·tion·al, im·mi·gra·to·ry

[im-uh-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈɪm ə grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivean·ti-im·mi·gra·tion, adjectivenon·im·mi·gra·tion, nounpre·im·mi·gra·tion, nounpro·im·mi·gra·tion, adjective

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Examples from the Web for immigration

Contemporary Examples

And so the same creeping rot of the rule of law that the administration has inflicted on immigration now bedevils our drug laws.
Obama’s Pot Policy Is Refer Madness
James Poulos
January 5, 2015
As a man who helped people become fugitives to save their skins, his focus on immigration is rooted in a personal life experience.
How Pope Francis Became the World’s BFF
Jason Berry
December 21, 2014
Rubio has his own troubles with immigration, but people close to him said he still may have a path even with a Bush candidacy.
How A Jeb Bush Candidacy Would Hurt Chris Christie And Shake Up The 2016 GOP Field
David Freedlander
December 16, 2014
Yet that is precisely what President Obama and more specifically the immigration lobby is asking Americans to do.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship
Keli Goff
December 15, 2014
In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.
Bachmann and Pelosi vs. Boehner and Obama Over Spending Bill
Ben Jacobs
December 11, 2014

Historical Examples

Our young Manxman is already feeling the English immigration on his character.
The Little Manx Nation - 1891
Hall Caine
A tide of immigration is setting in towards the Southern states.
The Negro Farmer
Carl Kelsey
"It is for the immigration bureau," the purser hastened to explain.
The Destroyer
Burton Egbert Stevenson
Omaha was the city which invited them and received the bulk of immigration to that State.
Negro Migration during the War
Emmett J. Scott
But we're all growing older, and Stern's pretty cagey about immigration.
The Best Made Plans
Everett B. Cole

British Dictionary definitions for immigration

immigration

noun

the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there
the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country

Derived Formsimmigrational, adjective

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Word Origin and History for immigration

n.

1650s, from immigrate + -ion. As short for "immigration authorities," from 1966.

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Examples from the Web for immigration

Contemporary Examples

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

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

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

Yet that is precisely what President Obama and more specifically the immigration lobby is asking Americans to do.

In their opinion, this would allow conservatives to lay a marker down on immigration while avoiding a shutdown for the time being.

Historical Examples

Our young Manxman is already feeling the English immigration on his character.

A tide of immigration is setting in towards the Southern states.

"It is for the immigration bureau," the purser hastened to explain.

Omaha was the city which invited them and received the bulk of immigration to that State.

But we're all growing older, and Stern's pretty cagey about immigration.

immigration

Word Origin and History for immigration

n.

Origin of immigration