immigration

noun

im·mi·gra·tion ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən

plural immigrations

: an act or instance of immigrating

specifically : travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence there

Especially during these months when there has been constant talk of immigration and its myriad challenges, both here and on European national borders … —

Bob Greene

illegal/legal immigration

immigration reform/policy/law

Drawing historical comparisons is always a fraught process, especially when the subject is as contentious as immigration. —

James Hannan

There is only a passing comment on Chinese and Japanese immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, plus a short section on the truly global wave of immigrants that swept into America after the Second World War … —

Nicholas Guyatt

The Middle Ages is the story of successive migrations and immigrations … —

Janet L. Nelson

immigrational

ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-sh(ə-)nəl

adjective

studied the region's immigrational history

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The federal judge presiding over the legal dispute involving buoys as a deterrent to immigration said the case is complex and won't be settled at the trial court level. —

John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024 The party instead relies on framing Republicans as racist or assuming immigration policy alone determines how immigrants vote. —

Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024 During his campaign, Trump promised an immigration policy even harsher than Florida’s, including mass deportations—something the state can’t do. —

Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 Despite Texas officials siding with Trump’s immigration plan, some other parts of the country are looking to protect immigrants before the president-elect’s inauguration in January. —

Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immigration