anti-immigrant

adjective

an·​ti-im·​mi·​grant ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt  ˌan-tī- 

: 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

anti-immigration

ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən, 

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

Examples of anti-immigrant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This administration has unleashed a disgusting anti-immigrant agenda. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

With nearly 90 chapters, it's been described by watchdogs as one of the country's fastest growing white supremacist networks, that are antisemitic, anti-immigrant, and anti-democracy. —Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 3 May 2026

With the broader rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric, such claims warrant systematic examination. —Sarah Mohiuddin, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026

Its anti-immigrant campaigns targeted Catholics and Jews with particular force. —David Mislin, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above