: opposed to immigrants or immigration : characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward immigrants
State and local politicians have used widespread public opposition to immigration to justify new anti-immigrant legislation.—
Robert K. Schaeffer
Robert K. Schaeffer
anti-immigration
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən
ˌan-tī-
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment.
—Priscilla Huang
Priscilla Huang
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In places like Freiburg, where a group of predominantly Syrian immigrants participated in a gang rape that became a major news story, the influx fuelled security fears and anti-immigrant sentiment.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Across the European Union, both Germany and Austria have seen a re-popularization of anti-immigrant, right-wing political movements.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The AfD has surged in popularity in the lead-up to the election, running on an anti-immigrant, anti-EU platform.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety The year is 2014: one year before Begum’s famous flight, and two years before the Brexit vote brought roiling anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.K. fully to the surface.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Across the European Union, both Germany and Austria have seen a re-popularization of anti-immigrant, right-wing political movements.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The AfD has surged in popularity in the lead-up to the election, running on an anti-immigrant, anti-EU platform.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety The year is 2014: one year before Begum’s famous flight, and two years before the Brexit vote brought roiling anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.K. fully to the surface.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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