anti-immigrant

adjective

an·ti-im·mi·grant

ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt,

ˌan-tī-

: 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-

adjective

anti-immigration policies

News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment. —

Priscilla Huang

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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