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

The performer represents a population that’s been targeted by the current administration via unconstitutional sweeps of brown people in American cities, regardless of their immigration status.

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The incursion of armed federal immigration agents in his beloved hometown of Los Angeles shocked Kent Wong.

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When asked to identify their key concerns in one recent survey, those asked identified the NHS, the cost of living and immigration as their top three.

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She asked her sister in Mumbai to print a few documents she might need at immigration—a letter of employment and pay stubs—and to meet her at the airport.

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He checked in with immigration authorities every year and had been working for a plumbing company for 13 years until his surprise detention and deportation, Ada told AFP.

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Related Words

• exodus 
• migration 
• travel