anti-immigrant

adjective

an·​ti-im·​mi·​grant
ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-immigrant (audio)
: 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- How to pronounce anti-immigrant (audio)
adjective
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment. Priscilla Huang

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Amid a rise of anti-immigrant sentiment, Trump has questioned automatic citizenship for the children of immigrants here illegally, or for those born to foreign nationals in the U.S. legally on a visa. Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 16 May 2025 Hearing songs about freedom of speech, the importance of presidential term limits and anti-immigrant prejudice hit me in entirely new ways this week. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025 Francis pushed back on multiple anti-immigrant actions from Trump in the last year of his life, subtly calling out Vice President JD Vance’s beliefs on the issue in a February letter. Mariel Padilla, Them., 8 May 2025 The letter came after the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, which has been marked by calls for mass deportation, attempts to end birthright citizenship, an undocumented immigrant registry, and other anti-immigrant policies and rhetoric. Solcyré Burga, Time, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-immigrant

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-immigrant was in 1858

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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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