restrictionist

American  

[ri-strik-shuhn-ist] / rɪˈstrɪk ʃən ɪst /

noun

plural

restrictionists

1. a person who supports or advocates for the addition of restrictions on a policy or practice, especially on the amount of immigration or imported goods allowed into a country.

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adjective

1. of or relating to restrictionism.

Other Word Forms

• restrictionism noun

Example Sentences

All the other states, who controlled international and interstate migration, were restrictionist.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Mark Krikorian, an immigration restrictionist and the executive director for the Center for Immigration Studies, said that Mr. Trump could theoretically defer making a decision during the election year.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2019

Miller’s allies in the immigration restrictionist movement — those who are seeking to curb the number of foreigners coming to the United States — say he has done more than anyone to advance their cause.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2019

In moving to Sessions’ Senate suite, Miller arrived at a crossroads for the restrictionist movement’s people and ideas.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2019

This delimitation of the immigration problem to its economic aspects led the Immigration Commission to recommend a somewhat restrictionist policy.

From The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3 by Various