immigration
noun
im·mi·gra·tion
ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən 
plural immigrations
: an act or instance of immigrating
specifically
: travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence there
Especially during these months when there has been constant talk of immigration and its myriad challenges, both here and on European national borders … —
Bob Greene
Bob Greene illegal/legal immigration
immigration reform/policy/law
Drawing historical comparisons is always a fraught process, especially when the subject is as contentious as immigration. —James Hannan
James Hannan There is only a passing comment on Chinese and Japanese immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, plus a short section on the truly global wave of immigrants that swept into America after the Second World War … —Nicholas Guyatt
Nicholas Guyatt The Middle Ages is the story of successive migrations and immigrations … —Janet L. Nelson
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Similarly, at The Windsor by Heathrow in London, a private butler tends to your whims, and you are fast-tracked through immigration, customs and baggage handling.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
In a March meeting this year, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin disagreed with Trump about immigration in the European Union.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Besides immigration, there were projects about the environment, military veterans, food insecurity, the economy and changes within the school.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Questions were frequently posed during the great immigration surge in the five decades from the 1880s to the 1920s.
—Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
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Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
In a March meeting this year, Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin disagreed with Trump about immigration in the European Union.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Besides immigration, there were projects about the environment, military veterans, food insecurity, the economy and changes within the school.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
Questions were frequently posed during the great immigration surge in the five decades from the 1880s to the 1920s.
—Lawrence Glickman, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Immigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigration. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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