: opposed to immigrants or immigration : characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward immigrants
State and local politicians have used widespread public opposition to immigration to justify new anti-immigrant legislation.—
Robert K. Schaeffer
Robert K. Schaeffer
anti-immigration
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən
ˌan-tī-
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment.
—Priscilla Huang
Priscilla Huang
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Alice Weidel leads the hard-right AfD, a nationalist, anti-immigrant party linked to neo-Nazis.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Some consequences of the fear of deportation and anti-immigrant hostility are easy to see, like when children miss school.
—Kristina Fullerton Rico, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Vance then paid a visit to Alice Weidel, a leader and candidate for chancellor of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Feldstein noted Musk’s vocal support for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, a party so far outside the German mainstream that other political parties have so far resisted joining with it in coalitions.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Some consequences of the fear of deportation and anti-immigrant hostility are easy to see, like when children miss school.
—Kristina Fullerton Rico, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
Vance then paid a visit to Alice Weidel, a leader and candidate for chancellor of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Feldstein noted Musk’s vocal support for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, a party so far outside the German mainstream that other political parties have so far resisted joining with it in coalitions.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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