immigration

American  

[im-i-grey-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈgreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of immigrating.

2. a group or number of immigrants.

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immigration British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• anti-immigration adjective
• immigrational adjective
• immigratory adjective
• nonimmigration noun
• preimmigration noun
• proimmigration adjective

Etymology

Origin of immigration

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

Example Sentences

The Democrats have asked that the DHS bar immigration agents from wearing face masks, provide better identification for officers and tighten rules for obtaining warrants.

From BBC

The Mexican immigration agents who had guarded the group on their three-day trip from the border said their charges, still dressed in the prison garb of detainees, were now free to go.

From Los Angeles Times

Christopher Borick, director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion in Pennsylvania, noted that the conflict comes on top of existing concerns about affordability and immigration.

From Barron's

On immigration, however, the administration’s actions led to a rare unity.

From The Wall Street Journal

In recent months, immigration authorities have taken undocumented defendants into custody, and in at least one case deported the accused, while federal criminal proceedings were underway.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• exodus
• migration
• travel