immigration

[im-i-grey-shuhn]

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noun

the act of immigrating.

a group or number of immigrants.

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Origin:
1650–60; im-¹ + migration

Related forms

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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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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immigration (ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən)

—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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"I am satisfied the present Chinese labor invasion (it is not in any proper sense immigration—women and children do not come) is pernicious and should be discouraged. Our experience in dealing with the weaker races—the negroes and Indians, for example—is not encouraging. We shall oppress the Chinamen, and their presence will make hoodlums and vagabonds of their oppressors. I therefore would consider with favor suitable measures to discourage the Chinese from coming to our shores. But I suspect that this bill is inconsistent with our treaty obligations.... If it violates the National faith, I must decline to sign it."

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