immigrate
verb (used without object)
to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Ms. Gujral imagines Gurpreet coming from such a situation, but her investigation leads her to a provocative question about who is immigrating from that part of the world.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2020