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
Janet L. Nelson Examples of immigration in a Sentence
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Community leaders, business owners and advocates met in Denver over the weekend looking for solutions to rising costs, workforce shortages, and immigration challenges.
—Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
While there was a brief pushback in the third period from a 26-point deficit, ultimately nothing more to the night than passports ready for immigration and customs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
And this year, immigrant families within LAUSD, whose student body is more than 70% Latino, have been gripped by fear that immigration agents would target campuses.
—Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Months after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people and wounded a third in separate incidents during the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the status of the federal investigations into the three shootings remains an open question.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
While there was a brief pushback in the third period from a 26-point deficit, ultimately nothing more to the night than passports ready for immigration and customs.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
And this year, immigrant families within LAUSD, whose student body is more than 70% Latino, have been gripped by fear that immigration agents would target campuses.
—Nicole MacIas Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Months after federal immigration agents shot and killed two people and wounded a third in separate incidents during the ICE surge in Minneapolis, the status of the federal investigations into the three shootings remains an open question.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Immigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigration. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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