: 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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When Arizona adopted anti-immigrant laws in the early 2000s, many undocumented residents, perhaps as many as 40%, left.
—Jim Newton, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Musk also formally endorsed and promoted Germany's far-right, anti-immigrant AfD party.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Miller is arguably the most hard-line anti-immigrant voice in the White House and vehemently backs the administration's crackdown on undocumented people, which has at times swept up U.S. citizens and others who are legally permitted to be in the country.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The one thing on which everyone can agree: Stein has been an undeniable influence on immigration policy in Washington D.C in the recent decade, and a go-to source for media looking for a reliable anti-immigrant perspective in roundtables and debates.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
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Jim Newton, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Musk also formally endorsed and promoted Germany's far-right, anti-immigrant AfD party.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 26 June 2025
Miller is arguably the most hard-line anti-immigrant voice in the White House and vehemently backs the administration's crackdown on undocumented people, which has at times swept up U.S. citizens and others who are legally permitted to be in the country.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
The one thing on which everyone can agree: Stein has been an undeniable influence on immigration policy in Washington D.C in the recent decade, and a go-to source for media looking for a reliable anti-immigrant perspective in roundtables and debates.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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