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

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1. immigration

   Synonyms:
   migration, colonization, settlement

   Antonyms:
   emigration, exodus

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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)

   Synonyms:
   in-migration

2. immigrationnoun

   the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval

   "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"

   Synonyms:
   in-migration

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1. List of paraphrases for "immigration":

   migration, 'immigration, emigration, immigrant, immigrants, immd, in-migration, immigrate, migratory, immigrations, entry-exit, immigrating, migrants, entry, migrant

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1. Melissa Keaney:

   We don't believe the immigration status of any of our plaintiffs has relevance to the claims that we have pled here, and that's not something that we're discussing.

2. Claude Arnold:

   Hollywood may portray marriage fraud as a romantic farce, but it’s a serious crime with serious implications, schemes like this not only undermine the integrity of our nation’s legal immigration system, they pose a security vulnerability and potentially rob deserving immigrants of benefits they rightfully deserve.

3. Mayor Ed Murray:

   The federal government can not compel our police department to enforce federal immigration law and can not use our federal dollars to coerce Seattle into turning our backs on our immigrant and refugee communities. We simply wo n’t do it.

4. Paul Ryan:

   DACA was an illegal abuse of executive power, and it’s important to reaffirm that the president can not unilaterally rewrite the law, today’s decision puts the ball in Congress ’ court. … A balance between compassion and deterring future illegal immigration can be found.

5. Barack Obama:

   Today, our immigration system is broken, and everybody knows it, It's been this way for decades. And for decades we haven't done much about it.