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immigration

[im-i-grey-shuhn]

noun

  1. the act of immigrating.

  2. a group or number of immigrants.



immigration

/ ˌɪɪˈɡɪʃə /

noun

  1. the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

  2. the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • immigrational adjective
  • immigratory adjective
  • anti-immigration adjective
  • nonimmigration noun
  • preimmigration noun
  • proimmigration adjective
  • ˌˈپDzԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of immigration1

First recorded in 1650–60; im- 1 + migration
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“The 4th Amendment as well as governing immigration regulations do not permit immigration agents to detain somebody against their will, even for a very brief time, absent reasonable suspicion,” he said.

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Homeland Security issued a directive rescinding a Biden-era policy that protected such areas as churches and schools from immigration raids.

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The flurry of immigration raids across Los Angeles in recent days has cast a pall over the historical Fashion District in downtown.

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By the time Josefina and her husband sat down to talk, the immigration raids had been going on for days, and protests over the federal actions had turned violent in parts of downtown Los Angeles.

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Marines during the eighth day of protests over federal immigration raids aimed at the Latino community.

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