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immigration Definition

im·mi·gra·tion (im′ə grās̸hən)

noun

  1. an act or instance of immigrating
  2. the number of immigrants entering a country or region during a specified period

immigration Synonyms

immigration

n.

colonization, settlement, migration, crossing the border, change of allegiance; see also emigration, entrance 1.

Antonyms emigration*, exile, defection.

immigration Law Definition

n

The act of entering a country with the intention of remaining there permanently.
immigration Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • curb: The latest justification is that ID cards would curb illegal immigration.
  • halt: The only way that the world can be stabilized is not by halting immigration, but by halting the need to emigrate.
  • oppose: I am not someone who implacably opposes all immigration.
  • restrict: It was by Mass Meetings that every attempt to restrict immigration has been defeated.
  • tackle: Their latest assault on our freedoms comes because they have failed to tackle illegal immigration properly.
  • combat: Instead, " third countries which do not cooperate in combating illegal immigration " are made the problem.

Adjective modifier

  • illegal: We will put in place 24-hour security at ports to prevent illegal immigration.
  • uncontrolled: What we have experienced in this country is uncontrolled immigration with very few checks on wo is coming in.
  • large-scale: Is it really worth all the hassle of large-scale immigration just for that?
  • unlimited: We cannot allow unlimited immigration to Britain to continue.
  • mass: Myth: Mass immigration to the UK means greater demand for housing.

Modifies a noun

  • detainee: There are currently only 30 beds available to the IS in London for immigration detainees.
  • detention: Over 2,200 people - says the exhibition's leaflet - are locked up in immigration detention in the UK at any one time.
  • adjudicator: Immigration He regularly appears for migrants at all levels, from the Court of Appeal to immigration adjudicators.
  • status: Give good careers advice Students ' immigration status may affect their entitlements.
  • officer: We welcome the 600 extra immigration officers announced by the Prime Minister in his speech in Dover.
  • official: A Latin American man has turned to a Bristol church in a bid to being deported by immigration officials.

Noun used with modifier

  • scale: They know that large scale immigration is against their interests and they are very tired of it.
  • labor: What should be the objectives of labor immigration policy?

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