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immigration
[ im-i-grey-shuhn ]
immigration
/ ˌɪɪˈɡɪʃə /
noun
- the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there
- the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- m·tDz· ···ٴ· [im, -, uh, -gr, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- t-m·tDz adjective
- ԴDzi··tDz noun
- i··tDz noun
- i··tDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of immigration1
Example Sentences
An immigration judge granted him a legal protection from deportation in 2019.
That's the immigration regime he was referring to, and which changed after the Civil Rights Movement.
“Before courts entered national injunctions against the Trump administration, they used them to thwart the Obama administration’s rule for overtime pay and its signature immigration policy, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.”
Last year, she told KNX News that the law — which forbids city employees and resources from being involved in federal immigration enforcement — “was really just an act of symbolic resistance” that could jeopardize federal funding.
At La Placita, he opened the church’s doors to shelter migrant youth during a time of tense discourse about immigration, and federal officials accused him of promoting illegal behavior.
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