How to Use anti-immigrant in a Sentence
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The far-right, anti-immigrant Vlaams Belang group, which has long called for the northern Flanders region to secede, is polling above 25% there.
—Craig Stirling, Fortune Europe, 9 May 2024
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That message seems to be getting lost in the current wave of anti-immigrant sentiment sweeping the nation, if not the world.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
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The title is a provocation, weighted by the anti-immigrant agendas of Italy, Hungary and other countries in the last few years.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
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Coulter, known for her racist and anti-immigrant stances, attacked India, as well.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
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Lowery is sharp in his attunement to the anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim violence of the Bush years, which now look like a presage of Trumpism.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2023
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Saied’s comments drew plaudits from Éric Zemmour, a leader of France’s far right who is known for his anti-Islam and anti-immigrant views.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
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But that started to change in the 1990s, as the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the far-right Danish People’s Party proved politically potent.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
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From that point onward, his party’s influence declined, eclipsed first by the anti-immigrant League and then by the eurosceptic Brothers of Italy.
—John Follain, Fortune, 12 June 2023
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The world has been engulfed by an anti-global, anti-immigrant backlash.
—TIME, 18 Mar. 2024
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While Haley has not raised the issues of her race, these claims -- as well as the ones against Obama and Harris -- have been criticized by some as an effort to appeal to those who are anti-immigrant and racist.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2024
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Ireland’s own far-right community, like the far-right in the US, has been fueling anti-immigrant sentiments in the country for years.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
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In 2019, a politician who spoke out against the anti-immigrant far right was assassinated by a right-wing extremist.
—Ali Breland, The New Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
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Meanwhile, Latinos and the church were used and abused by anti-immigrant forces in California last week — and Barron, along with his babbling brother bishops and the boycotters, has yet to say a word.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
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Le Pen has already forced Macron to move a long way to the right in France, with his government taking on increasingly anti-immigrant and anti-Islam rhetoric.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 9 June 2024
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In his bid to mobilize the Conservative base, Mr. Sunak is sounding notes that echo the anti-immigrant themes of Brexit campaigners in 2016.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 25 May 2024
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The trio, all of whom voted to pass the anti-immigrant bill, clumsily attempted to appeal to the thousands of people their party has alienated.
—Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 5 June 2023
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Though many fans have turned their backs on the mope-rocker for his baffling anti-immigrant stance, many more have tucked their heads into the sand to hold onto the moody, disaffected lyrics that so explained our teenaged selves to us.
—Michelle Tea, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Mar. 2023
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His latest criticisms were made after he was asked if his rhetoric could inflame anti-immigrant sentiment in the city.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 2 May 2023
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Fox News also did not comment on the report, but the scene was illustrative of the anti-immigrant rhetoric that has frequently been promoted on the right-wing network’s air.
—Jon Passantino, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
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Protests have broken out across Greece, with thousands demonstrating their anger against the Greek government and anti-immigrant policies in Europe.
—Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
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In a dramatic shift from his usual anti-immigrant rhetoric, Trump framed the proposal as a way to ensure the U.S. continues to attract global talent.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
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Carlson’s show was notorious for its anti-immigrant and racist rhetoric.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 3 May 2023
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Column: Can an anti-immigrant bill turn Florida blue the way Prop. 187 did for California?
—Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
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The nation has a long history of anti-immigrant sentiments, even among Latinos.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
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More than a million came, leading to anti-immigrant sentiment across Germany and Europe.
—Andy Eckardt, NBC News, 27 May 2023
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His first government in 1994 collapsed after eight months when an ally who led an anti-immigrant party yanked support.
—Time, 12 June 2023
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His first government, also in 1994, collapsed after eight months when a volatile ally who led an anti-immigrant party yanked support.
—Frances D'emilio, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023
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Although it’s become more apparent since the November election, the anti-immigrant, anti-business mood that’s taken hold of the Netherlands has been brewing for years.
—Bysarah Jacob, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
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That’s a hopeful data point at a time when an anti-immigrant demagogue is dangerously close to recapturing the White House.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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In the 1830s, the Know-Nothing Party organized around an anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic platform, leading to mob violence from supporters during its campaigns.
—Rachel Kleinfeld, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
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