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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Hipolito’s trial began on Tuesday and was centered around a high-profile immigration operation in downtown L.A. on June 24.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A recent Economic Policy Institute report found that achieving historically normal rates of economic growth will be nearly impossible without sustained immigration flows.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
He and Bass had a tense exchange at a news conference soon after the fires, and have since clashed over immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
But upon arrival in Shanghai, Quiggin said he was singled out at immigration.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The greatest wave of immigration the world has ever known engulfed America between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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