anti-immigrant

Definition of anti-immigrantnext

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Recent Examples of anti-immigrant At the same time, the war on terror fueled an alarming rise in xenophobia and anti-immigrant sentiment and discredited the country’s political and foreign policy elites. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026 The backlash comes as anti-immigrant sentiments bubble to the surface in some parts of the country – despite the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats falling to its lowest level since 2020, according to the Home Office. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 And rising anti-immigrant attitudes is slowing an inflow of foreigners. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 Coleman, who is married to an immigrant, dispelled any myths that his passionate testimony was racist, anti-immigrant or politically motivated. — Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-immigrant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-immigrant
Adjective
  • Foreigners have also experienced sporadic outbursts of xenophobic violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Both need a robust GOP turnout to win in November and neither wants to risk alienating too many within the party’s xenophobic, anti-immigrant wing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • At large right-wing events, young conservatives have consistently espoused a deeply nativist strain of politics, and expressed their fandom of Fuentes and his politics.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Not that extricating supply chains from China is sufficient in today’s nativist political climate.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Maybe Canada doesn’t need another billion-dollar weapons system – just a few more hockey sticks and a good dose of patriotic mischief.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top.
    — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anti-immigrant. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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