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Recent Examples of anti-immigrant
Like Orban, Jansa was staunchly anti-immigrant during the huge migration wave to Europe in 2015.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Against the backdrop of a cost-of-living crisis, spending cuts and growing anti-immigrant sentiment, the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party has been topping recent opinion polls, while the centre-left and left have yet to galvanize support.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Times have changed dramatically, and Labour’s recent battering came at the hands of the ascendant anti-immigrant Reform UK party on the right and, to a lesser-extent, the eco-populist Greens on the left.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Another Latino official, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, has been a staunch anti-immigrant voice in state government.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Against the backdrop of a cost-of-living crisis, spending cuts and growing anti-immigrant sentiment, the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party has been topping recent opinion polls, while the centre-left and left have yet to galvanize support.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Times have changed dramatically, and Labour’s recent battering came at the hands of the ascendant anti-immigrant Reform UK party on the right and, to a lesser-extent, the eco-populist Greens on the left.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
Another Latino official, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, has been a staunch anti-immigrant voice in state government.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-immigrant
Adjective
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But the social media posts also included many detractors, with some devolving into Islamophobic and xenophobic rhetoric.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Following the song, the stadium announcer requested fans not use racist, homophobic or xenophobic chants, with a similar message displayed on a big screen in the ground.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But Matter scoffed at the idea that the initiative has nativist undertones.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Coughlin used the new medium of radio in the 1930s to bypass traditional gatekeepers and reach millions of people directly with his nativist, antisemitic and pro-Nazi screeds.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Demand dipped during the Great Depression and Vietnam War and rose amid the patriotic fervor of World War II and the bicentennial.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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Boroff hit two home runs, including an eighth-inning grand slam into the patriotic bounce house in left field.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anti-immigrant. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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