Definitions for immigration
ˌɪm ɪˈgreɪ ʃənim·mi·gra·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. immigration, in-migrationnoun

   migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

2. immigrationnoun

   the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval

   "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 4 votes

1. immigrationnoun

   The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immigration

   Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration; seasonal labour immigration is sometimes included, however. As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries. Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives. Studies show that the elimination of barriers to migration would have profound effects on world GDP, with estimates of gains ranging between 67 and 147 percent for the scenarios in which 37 to 53 percent of the developing countries' workers migrate to the developed countries. Development economists argue that reducing barriers to labor mobility between developing countries and developed countries would be one of the most efficient tools of poverty reduction. Positive net immigration can soften the demographic dilemma in the aging global North.The academic literature provides mixed findings for the relationship between immigration and crime worldwide, but finds for the United States that immigration either has no impact on the crime rate or that it reduces the crime rate. Research shows that country of origin matters for speed and depth of immigrant assimilation, but that there is considerable assimilation overall for both first- and second-generation immigrants.Research has found extensive evidence of discrimination against foreign born and minority populations in criminal justice, business, the economy, housing, health care, media, and politics in the United States and Europe.

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1. immigration

   Immigration refers to the process or act of an individual or a group of individuals moving to a foreign country to reside permanently, often for better living conditions, employment opportunities, or to escape unfavorable circumstances in their home country. This can involve individuals, families, or populations, and typically requires legal documentation for lawful admittance into the intended country of residence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Immigrationnoun

   the act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. immigration.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.5 / 8 votes

1. Immigration

   Immigration is the movement of people into another country or region to which they are not native in order to settle there. Immigration is a result of: including temperature, breeding, economic, political, family re-unification, natural disaster, poverty or the wish to change one's surroundings voluntarily.

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1. immigration

   The immigration symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the immigration symbol and its characteristic.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'immigration' in Nouns Frequency: #2882

How to pronounce immigration?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of immigration in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of immigration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of immigration in a Sentence

1. James Comer:

   President Biden created this crisis by announcing to the world he wants to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants and by rolling back deterrent policies aimed at curbing illegal immigration, it’s past time Oversight Democrats hold this administration accountable for the humanitarian and national security crisis unfolding at the border.

2. Jessica Vaughan:

   It appears to me that this research could have been suppressed because it contradicts the Obama administration’s narrative that the border is secure, and it contradicts the administration’s wish for people to believe that illegal immigration is a thing of the past.

3. Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub:

   Imagine, for example, a foreign billionaire who was dissatisfied with U.S. immigration policy and decided to try to change it more to his own liking, one statewide ballot measure at a time.

4. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

   I think he came here today and touched on some very, very important issues that a lot of people would prefer not to talk about. And that is the issue of poverty, the issue of environmental degradation, immigration, the death penalty, the need to do everything we can to create a peaceful world, and I think he did it in a very dignified, non-partisan type way.

5. President Biden:

   There’s more that has to be done, and I laid that out in the first week I was here, that work will not be done unless and until the Congress enacts and funds a more comprehensive immigration plan that I proposed on day one.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=immigration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immigration
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigration
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=immigration