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Recent Examples of anti-immigrant
What To Know On Tuesday, protesters were seen waving Irish flags, holding placards with anti-immigrant slogans, and throwing glass bottles and fireworks at police, according to videos posted on social media.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Costa Mesa—once infamous for anti-immigrant crackdowns—is supporting the ACLU lawsuit against unconstitutional immigration enforcement practices, alongside Fullerton, Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Irvine.
—Jody Agius Vallejo, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
While Ireland is almost unique in Europe in having no far-right members of parliament, recent years have brought a sharp rise in the profile of anti-immigrant groups with regular rallies to demand curbs on immigration.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
His appointment drew objections from residents over his alleged racist, anti-LBGTQ+, and anti-immigrant social media postings.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Costa Mesa—once infamous for anti-immigrant crackdowns—is supporting the ACLU lawsuit against unconstitutional immigration enforcement practices, alongside Fullerton, Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Irvine.
—Jody Agius Vallejo, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
While Ireland is almost unique in Europe in having no far-right members of parliament, recent years have brought a sharp rise in the profile of anti-immigrant groups with regular rallies to demand curbs on immigration.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
His appointment drew objections from residents over his alleged racist, anti-LBGTQ+, and anti-immigrant social media postings.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-immigrant
Adjective
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Some of his controversial takes, though, were considered misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by some.—
Jolene Almendarez,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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But puny xenophobic humans won't ever see the light of Eywa?—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Its rise is partly due to its strong, virulently nativist campaign against immigrants, calling for mass deportation.—
Trudy Rubin,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Such concerns tend to be either economic in focus (forecasting stark drops in growth and productivity as populations age and shrink) or nativist (fearing that national identities will erode as populations dwindle and countries seek immigrants to make up for shrinking workforces).—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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In his front yard, an American flag waves above a sign with the same patriotic colors.—
Ramon Taylor,
NBC news,
31 Dec. 2025
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To heighten its visual power, Jefferson limited the design to three colors inspired by red, white, and blue, creating a bold and patriotic image meant to be instantly recognizable even from afar.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anti-immigrant. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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