anti-immigration

im·mi·gra·tion

[im-i-grey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of immigrating.
2.
a group or number of immigrants.

Origin:
1650–60; im-1 + migration

im·mi·gra·tion·al, im·mi·gra·to·ry [im-uh-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
an·ti-im·mi·gra·tion, adjective
non·im·mi·gra·tion, noun
pre·im·mi·gra·tion, noun
pro·im·mi·gra·tion, adjective
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immigration (ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there
2.  the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country
 
immi'grational
 
adj

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immigration
1650s, from immigrate. As short for "immigration authorities," from 1966.
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