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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Saturday’s shooting was the third by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in the past month.
On Saturday morning — a day after hundreds gathered in downtown Los Angeles to protest recent nationwide immigration enforcement — another protest gained momentum.
From Los Angeles Times
A peaceful protest in support of a 37-year-old man shot and killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis was under way Saturday evening in downtown Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
Noncitizens are required to carry their immigration documents and present them if requested, Saldaña said.
Some chiefs are scaling back their partnerships with federal immigration authorities.
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