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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What Happens Next With Trump set to take power next month, Americans and migrants seeking refuge should expect sweeping changes to United States immigration policies. —

Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024 The politics of immigration is something that Minnesotan Jesus Garcia Garcia has been following for most of his life. —

Clay Masters, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024 Amazon, Google and Tesla are among the program’s biggest beneficiaries, and the tech industry has advocated for loosening restrictions on high-skill immigration for years. —

Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 19 Dec. 2024 Change in immigration policy could affect the sector’s labor force. —

Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for immigration