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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The Latin American studies student asked for his name to be withheld because of concern over immigration enforcement agents targeting him.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Abrego Garcia’s deportation in March turned him into a key player in the debate over Trump’s hardline immigration policy.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 23 June 2025
The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday delivered a significant win for the Trump administration's immigration policy, clearing the way for officials to resume deportation of migrants to third countries without additional due process requirements imposed by a district court judge.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 June 2025
An immigration judge had ordered that Abrego Garcia could not be deported there due to the risk of persecution.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
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Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Abrego Garcia’s deportation in March turned him into a key player in the debate over Trump’s hardline immigration policy.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 23 June 2025
The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Monday delivered a significant win for the Trump administration's immigration policy, clearing the way for officials to resume deportation of migrants to third countries without additional due process requirements imposed by a district court judge.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 June 2025
An immigration judge had ordered that Abrego Garcia could not be deported there due to the risk of persecution.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
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“Immigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigration. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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