as in migrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another
America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since
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Recent Examples of immigrants
And that traditional core American values include being a welcoming melting pot and nation of immigrants who want to embrace the world.
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Vahe Gregorian
july 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
But the foundation was laid much earlier — by immigrants, workers, parents, church communities, and family members who understood that freedom only has meaning when it is converted into responsibility.
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Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Another 20 of the Founding Fathers were the sons of immigrants; again, the same percentage as the national team.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
But there are Latinos, and immigrants from Europe and Africa.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
But insanity is a condition of the American Dream, which immigrants’ children are known to take literally, and to the bank.
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The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 July 2026
Dutch, English and German immigrants largely settled in the north and established the region’s culinary traditions.
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Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
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Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
The lawyers for the immigrants said that the law doesn't bar judges from reviewing whether the proper decision-making process was followed.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Vahe Gregorian
july 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 July 2026
But the foundation was laid much earlier — by immigrants, workers, parents, church communities, and family members who understood that freedom only has meaning when it is converted into responsibility.
—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
Another 20 of the Founding Fathers were the sons of immigrants; again, the same percentage as the national team.
—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
But there are Latinos, and immigrants from Europe and Africa.
—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
But insanity is a condition of the American Dream, which immigrants’ children are known to take literally, and to the bank.
—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 July 2026
Dutch, English and German immigrants largely settled in the north and established the region’s culinary traditions.
—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
In addition to the fear of deportation, the ruling puts thousands of immigrants at risk of losing their work authorization and their jobs, according to a Haitian-American journalist.
—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2026
The lawyers for the immigrants said that the law doesn't bar judges from reviewing whether the proper decision-making process was followed.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrants
Noun
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Another challenge to Trump policies focused on deportations to countries where migrants had never been, such as South Sudan or Libya.
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This phrase has become a rallying cry for activists who say that undocumented migrants and other foreigners in South Africa have taken away jobs from those who were born there.
Noun
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The book looked at the world of a swath of Irish women emigrants who were deemed troublemakers, highlighting that for a period of time, Irish women outnumbered Irish men in prison.
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Perhaps as important as Morocco’s investment in nurturing domestic talent has been its improved efforts to scout and court eligible international talent —often the descendants of emigrants who have learned the game in world-class competitive environs elsewhere.
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Some became stockmen, learning to ride settlers’ horses and using their deep knowledge of the land to muster cattle on horseback across vast landscapes.
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The history in Kaskaskia is as rich as the soil that attracted settlers in the first place and made it, for a time, Illinois’ most important place.
Noun
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Court bars asylum claims before refugees enter US Alito wrote another decision June 25 for a 6-3 majority that allowed the administration to turn back refugees at the border.
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As millions of Venezuelan refugees moved through Latin America, Tren de Aragua established criminal footholds along migration corridors, extending its reach into Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador and eventually the United States.
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“Immigrants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immigrants. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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