: 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
Examples of anti-immigrant in a Sentence
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While the actors — led by Zoe Saldaña, who is also married to the director — give powerful portrayals that challenge the country’s anti-immigrant climate, but there’s little in the way of thematic novelty here.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
National Rally, the party of Marine Le Pen, was once assumed too xenophobic and anti-immigrant to govern.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The title is a provocation, weighted by the anti-immigrant agendas of Italy, Hungary and other countries in the last few years.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The nation has a long history of anti-immigrant sentiments, even among Latinos.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
The letter marks a contrast to recent anti-immigrant rhetoric following the slaying of a nursing student in Georgia, where the suspect was revealed to be an undocumented immigrant, and a teen migrant who was accused of shooting a tourist in Times Square.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
All kinds of anti-immigrant sentiment, which sadly is still pervasive.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
What did anti-immigrant conspiracy theories have to do with antislavery Republicans?
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
With anti-immigrant rhetoric on the rise and a contentious election ahead, some donors see the Girl Scouts as wading too readily into politically controversial waters.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2024
Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
National Rally, the party of Marine Le Pen, was once assumed too xenophobic and anti-immigrant to govern.
—Emily Rauhala, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
The title is a provocation, weighted by the anti-immigrant agendas of Italy, Hungary and other countries in the last few years.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The nation has a long history of anti-immigrant sentiments, even among Latinos.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
The letter marks a contrast to recent anti-immigrant rhetoric following the slaying of a nursing student in Georgia, where the suspect was revealed to be an undocumented immigrant, and a teen migrant who was accused of shooting a tourist in Times Square.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024
All kinds of anti-immigrant sentiment, which sadly is still pervasive.
—Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024
What did anti-immigrant conspiracy theories have to do with antislavery Republicans?
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
With anti-immigrant rhetoric on the rise and a contentious election ahead, some donors see the Girl Scouts as wading too readily into politically controversial waters.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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