SINCE 1828
anti-immigrant
adjective
an·ti-im·mi·grant
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt
, ˌan-tī-\
, ˌan-tī-\
Definition of anti-immigrant
: opposed to immigrants or immigration : characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward immigrants
State and local politicians have used widespread public opposition to immigration to justify new anti-immigrant legislation.— Robert K. Schaeffer
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anti-immigration
\ ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
, ˌan-tī- \
adjective
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment.
— Priscilla Huang
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