: 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
Robert K. Schaeffer
anti-immigration
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən,
ˌan-tī-
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment.
—Priscilla Huang
Priscilla Huang
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In an interview with a Fort Wayne radio station, Beckwith pushed back against the parallels drawn between anti-immigrant rhetoric of today with that of the KKK 100 years ago.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
Britain has announced plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum seeker policies in years, overhauling immigration rules in response to surging anti-immigrant sentiment and challenges from right-wing parties.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The measures, modelled on Denmark's strict asylum system, were announced as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under pressure from surging popularity for the anti-immigrant Reform UK party.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Convicting the killer is of paramount importance to Sheriff John Parano (George Lionel Savage) and the staunchly anti-immigrant base that voted him into office for the last four decades.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 17 Nov. 2025
Britain has announced plans to carry out the most significant reform of its asylum seeker policies in years, overhauling immigration rules in response to surging anti-immigrant sentiment and challenges from right-wing parties.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The measures, modelled on Denmark's strict asylum system, were announced as Prime Minister Keir Starmer comes under pressure from surging popularity for the anti-immigrant Reform UK party.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
Convicting the killer is of paramount importance to Sheriff John Parano (George Lionel Savage) and the staunchly anti-immigrant base that voted him into office for the last four decades.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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