: 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
Robert K. Schaeffer
anti-immigration
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən
ˌan-tī-
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment.
—Priscilla Huang
Priscilla Huang
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Lingering anti-immigrant discrimination, which boiled over in 2018 with the arrival of Central American caravans in Tijuana, has also been a concern.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Alongside the cost of living in the U.S. soaring with the Trump administration’s intense tariff policies, Americans are fleeing due to rising anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, and anti-Semitic rhetoric and policies.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Barlow Barlow When the last survey was conducted, anti-immigrant sentiment was likely at a high as the presidential election campaign ramped up and frustration remained around former President Joe Biden's handling of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
To some critics, O’Brien’s alignment with Trump goes beyond utilitarian benefit to a place of identifying with brawler white-male politics; like the president, O’Brien regards himself as a sharp negotiator and, more troublingly to many, has offered up anti-immigrant rhetoric.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
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Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Alongside the cost of living in the U.S. soaring with the Trump administration’s intense tariff policies, Americans are fleeing due to rising anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+, and anti-Semitic rhetoric and policies.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 July 2025
Barlow Barlow When the last survey was conducted, anti-immigrant sentiment was likely at a high as the presidential election campaign ramped up and frustration remained around former President Joe Biden's handling of the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
To some critics, O’Brien’s alignment with Trump goes beyond utilitarian benefit to a place of identifying with brawler white-male politics; like the president, O’Brien regards himself as a sharp negotiator and, more troublingly to many, has offered up anti-immigrant rhetoric.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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