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
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
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
Nicholas Guyatt The Middle Ages is the story of successive migrations and immigrations … —Janet L. Nelson
Janet L. Nelson Examples of immigration in a Sentence
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Additional protests against immigration raids have continued in several other cities, including San Francisco and Dallas.
—Andrew Chow contributed reporting.
—Nik Popli, Time, 11 June 2025
Protests broke out Friday and Saturday in Paramount and Compton, cities adjacent to Los Angeles, over immigration raids conducted by ICE, during which the agency detained 44 immigrants Friday and 118 immigrants Saturday, the Associated Press reported.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The escalatory step is prompting a host of legal questions, including how far Trump is willing to go to use his authority to curb protests over his administration's immigration raids.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Protesters confront Border Patrol personnel during a demonstration over the dozens detained in an operation by federal immigration authorities a day earlier, in Paramount, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025.
—Rhona Tarrant, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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Nik Popli, Time, 11 June 2025
Protests broke out Friday and Saturday in Paramount and Compton, cities adjacent to Los Angeles, over immigration raids conducted by ICE, during which the agency detained 44 immigrants Friday and 118 immigrants Saturday, the Associated Press reported.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The escalatory step is prompting a host of legal questions, including how far Trump is willing to go to use his authority to curb protests over his administration's immigration raids.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 9 June 2025
Protesters confront Border Patrol personnel during a demonstration over the dozens detained in an operation by federal immigration authorities a day earlier, in Paramount, Calif., Saturday, June 7, 2025.
—Rhona Tarrant, CBS News, 9 June 2025
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“Immigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigration. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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