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

Fertility rates—the number of babies a woman will have in her lifetime on average—are falling and in many countries have dropped substantially below the 2.1 level needed to keep populations stable without immigration.

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This week saw scores of immigration detentions in Chicago, many of which only came to light after witnesses posted footage of the arrests on social media.

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Bovino said the Border Patrol has the nationwide capability to enforce immigration laws.

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She mobilized her allies against the immigration crackdown and railed against the president’s deployment of the National Guard, arguing that the soldiers were “used as props.”

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Thousands of Poles took to the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to march against illegal immigration and European migration policy, according to AFP journalists.

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Related Words

• exodus 
• migration 
• travel