immigration
immigration
Definition
im·mi·gra·tion (im′ə grā′s̸hən)
noun
- an act or instance of immigrating
- the number of immigrants entering a country or region during a specified period
immigration
Synonyms
immigration
n.
Antonyms
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
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