immigrants

noun

plural of immigrant
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 Sandy Dorsainvil, 49 Homeowner in unincorporated Dade Dorsainvil was at the TPS rally in Little Haiti soaking in the concerns for Haitian immigrants and describes herself as a community redevelopment specialist and cultural curator. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Despite a succession of last-minute extensions by federal immigration authorities, time appears to be finally running out for thousands of Haitian immigrants in South Florida. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026 In response to the unauthorized use of her 2024 song, the artist launched The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation to support immigrants in June. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026 The next wave included Cuban and Caribbean populations, to be followed by a wave of immigrants from Central America. — Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2026 Others carried cardboard monarch butterflies, a colorful symbol associated with the migration journeys of immigrants and refugees. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 The White House itself has been a staging ground for political assaults on the Dodgers’ home state and on immigrants who come from regions of the world that are home to some of the Dodger players. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Ugboaja said many other immigrants face similar situations without the public attention her case received. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 July 2026 The movies were once a working- and middle-class pleasure—cheap Nickelodeon theaters sprung up in the early 1900s in cities dense with immigrants. — Xochitl Gonzalez, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immigrants
  1. migrants
  2. emigrants
  3. settlers
  4. refugees
Noun
  • At the height of the border crisis, Hartman said agents sometimes encountered groups of up to 70 migrants moving through the underground maze.
    — Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • The foreign minister told me that in the southern Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, about 140 miles from the nearest Mexico-Guatemala border crossing, a tractor-trailer had crashed while carrying more than 160 Guatemalan migrants.
    — Ken Salazar, Time, 20 July 2026
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
    — Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of emigrants
Noun
  • The circumstances of Friday's events remained unclear, but Israeli media reports and interviews with local Palestinian officials suggested a group of settlers entered Tell and were confronted by residents fearful of an attack.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • This caused chaos and then the ‌Israeli military ​arrived and started shooting, along with ‌the settlers, Saifi told Reuters.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Czech nonprofits initially scrambled to provide these refugees with housing, education and other essential support.
    — Tara Kolar Bryan, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
  • Each year, a memorial tournament bearing Tamang's name reunites refugees from across the country.
    — Maansi Srivastava, NPR, 21 July 2026
Definition of refugees

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