anti-alien
adjective
an·ti-alien
ˌan-tē-ˈā-lə-ən 
-ˈāl-yən,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed or hostile toward foreign-born or noncitizen residents
anti-alien legislation
anti-alien sentiment
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But thanks to the postwar anti-alien hysteria and the deportation laws enacted during and soon after the First World War, the island’s business has become the expulsion of foreigners.
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In 2000, Luthor became president in the comics, complete with an anti-alien agenda.
—Andrew Slack, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
Lawmakers in this camp increasingly embraced nativist rhetoric and anti-alien reapportionment legislation to justify their strategy of gridlock.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
In 2000, Luthor became president in the comics, complete with an anti-alien agenda.
—Andrew Slack, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2025
Lawmakers in this camp increasingly embraced nativist rhetoric and anti-alien reapportionment legislation to justify their strategy of gridlock.
— Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Anti-alien.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-alien. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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