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Recent Examples of anti-immigrant
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, children of Jewish immigrants, created Superman in 1938 during a period of intense anti-immigrant sentiment and rising fascism.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Some of the company's struggles are the result of a political backlash against Tesla because of Musk's incendiary political rhetoric, work with President Donald Trump, and endorsements of Germany's anti-immigrant AfD party.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
As a result, anti-immigrant demagogues have gained little traction in national politics.
—Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, one of its stores in Hull, a port city on the northeast coast, was ransacked amid far-right, anti-immigrant protests.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Some of the company's struggles are the result of a political backlash against Tesla because of Musk's incendiary political rhetoric, work with President Donald Trump, and endorsements of Germany's anti-immigrant AfD party.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
As a result, anti-immigrant demagogues have gained little traction in national politics.
—Alexander Kustov, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, one of its stores in Hull, a port city on the northeast coast, was ransacked amid far-right, anti-immigrant protests.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-immigrant
Adjective
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But, over time, his Federalist Party took an increasingly xenophobic stance.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some comments seen by CNN were blatantly racist or xenophobic, propagating negative stereotypes about African nations and people.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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These groups promote pro-Beijing propaganda, support Belt and Road Initiative projects, and echo Chinese patriotic rhetoric.—
Mike Kuiken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The patriotic puncher has been a consistent character in the game series, with his signature moves like the Sonic Boom and the Flash Kick.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anti-immigrant. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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