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Meanings of immigration in English

Russian
иммиграция населения
Portuguese
imigrações
Spanish
inmigración
Catalan
immigració
Wikidata

Movement of people into another country or region to which they are not native.

иммиграция населения
Portuguese
imigração
Catalan
immigració
Spanish
inmigración

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

imigração
Usage of immigration in English
1
Twenty-three per cent said immigration, and 21 per cent said the economy.
News.com.au
2
A new immigration act comes into effect today introducing sweeping new powers.
Radio NZ
3
Orbán believes Soros has encouraged mass immigration in order to undermine Europe.
The Guardian
4
Everyone agrees Europe needs to urgently overhaul its asylum and immigration rules.
The Guardian
5
Illegal immigration is down 84 per cent from this time last year.
News.com.au
6
Certain immigration categories allow an accelerated route to ILR under certain circumstances.
The South African
7
Despite Romney's new course on immigration, Ryan has taken a harder tone.
Reuters
8
Measures will be introduced to increase energy security and to control immigration.
The Guardian
9
It said the Republican president's March 6 order violated existing immigration law.
Reuters
10
Four New Zealand-based immigration advisers lost their licences to practise last year.
Radio NZ
11
Let's not allow our immigration policies to be influenced by continental Europe.
The Guardian
12
The government said it wanted to switch to a points-based immigration system.
The Irish Times
13
Employment law and immigration matters also need to be considered, she says.
The Irish Times
14
The Justice Department said its rules were properly grounded in immigration law.
Reuters
15
Fourteen EU leaders gathered in Spain are concerned most about illegal immigration.
The Irish Times
16
The immigration changes are open for public consultation until later this month.
Radio NZ
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Immigration through the time
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