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immigration
[im-i-grey-shuhn]
immigration
/ ˌɪɪˈɡɪʃə /
noun
the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there
the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country
Other Word Forms
- immigrational adjective
- immigratory adjective
- anti-immigration adjective
- nonimmigration noun
- preimmigration noun
- proimmigration adjective
- ˌˈپDzԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of immigration1
Example Sentences
“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.
Homeland Security issued a directive rescinding a Biden-era policy that protected such areas as churches and schools from immigration raids.
The flurry of immigration raids across Los Angeles in recent days has cast a pall over the historical Fashion District in downtown.
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.
Marines during the eighth day of protests over federal immigration raids aimed at the Latino community.
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