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an·ti-im·mi·grant | \ ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt, ˌan-tī- 
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\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
\ 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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The first known use of anti-immigrant was in 1858
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