anti-immigrant

adjective

an·​ti-im·​mi·​grant
ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-immigrant (audio)
: 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
anti-immigration
ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-immigrant (audio)
adjective
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment. Priscilla Huang

Examples of anti-immigrant in a Sentence

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Trump did not improve nearly as much with white voters who have anti-immigrant attitudes in large part because this group already overwhelmingly supported him in 2016 and 2020. Michael Tesler, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 President-elect Trump is a misogynistic, anti-immigrant, xenophobic, transphobic, authoritarian want-to-be. Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024 Her election comes at a critical time given how many Republican candidates up and down the ticket ran on an expressly anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigrant platform. James Factora, Them, 6 Nov. 2024 Read Article > Elon Musk spent Election Day on X praising men, amplifying anti-immigrant conspiracies, and accusing Democrats of voter fraud. Vox Staff, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-immigrant 

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-immigrant was in 1858

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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

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