: 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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The slide reinforces that the anti-immigrant/refugee climate increases discriminatory practices, makes students feel unsafe and increases absenteeism, among other negative ramifications.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Omar who has represented Minnesota in the House since 2019, has frequently been the target of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim attacks tied to her Somali heritage, faith and politics.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
However, with the current political and economical uncertainties — something rivaling the Lehman shock of 2008 — and particularly with evermore increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies, our work is more urgent than ever.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
National conservatives, including a number of Republican politicians, base their policy agenda—anti-immigrant, protectionist, isolationist, socially traditionalist—on an American identity defined by ethnic and religious heritage rather than democratic values.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Omar who has represented Minnesota in the House since 2019, has frequently been the target of anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim attacks tied to her Somali heritage, faith and politics.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
However, with the current political and economical uncertainties — something rivaling the Lehman shock of 2008 — and particularly with evermore increasing anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies, our work is more urgent than ever.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
National conservatives, including a number of Republican politicians, base their policy agenda—anti-immigrant, protectionist, isolationist, socially traditionalist—on an American identity defined by ethnic and religious heritage rather than democratic values.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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