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Recent Examples of in-migrant Since the 2020 census the city has lost over 20,000 residents; net domestic out-migration last year alone was over 6,000, only partially offset by 2,000 international in-migrants. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in-migrant
Noun
  • Migrant workers represent a significant portion of those employed in the construction sector: according to the most recent American Community Survey, the share of immigrants in construction was 25.5 percent in 2023, up from 24.7 percent the year before—the highest percentage on record.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Still, polls have shown rising voter unease with migration and crimes committed by immigrants.
    Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In Spring, a brutal Immigration Removal Centre is described in distressing detail—but Smith also imagines a kind of underground railroad for migrants anxious to avoid the authorities.
    Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Invoking the act would let soldiers arrest migrants – something soldiers are currently forbidden from doing.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Below, Weitzel shares some of his favorite archaeological sites across the country, each offering a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived in North America long before European settlers arrived.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Eventually, the soldiers are accompanied by antagonistic settlers looking to impose their will through violence.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Funding for United Nations agencies, including peacekeeping, human rights and refugee agencies, have been traditional targets for Republican administrations to cut.
    Ellen Knickmeyer and Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The plight of Palestinian refugees offers a cautionary tale.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In the massacre, settlers of the LDS Church involved in a territorial militia killed 120 American western emigrants.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
  • When a wagon train of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California passed through the area, Mormon militiamen surrounded the group and brutally slaughtered more than 100 men, women, and children.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

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“In-migrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in-migrant. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

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