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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She was in the process of adjusting her immigration status and was required to check in every year with U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
The party's absence was criticised by the other parties, whilst their influence on topics such as immigration was acknowledged.
From BBC
Hyundai plans to deploy the robots at the same plant that was involved in a massive immigration raid in 2025 that led to arrests of hundreds of workers, including at least 300 South Korean citizens.
From BBC
One email shared by DHS read: “We are not allowing ICE or any immigration agents to stay at our property.”
ICE plans to send more than 2,000 personnel to Minneapolis and the surrounding areas to carry out immigration arrests, according to people familiar with the plans, including a government official.
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