: 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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Tesla’s slump this year is partly due to backlash against the company in the U.S. and Europe, after Musk spent heavily to help reelect President Donald Trump, endorsed Germany’s extreme anti-immigrant AfD party and then led the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 July 2025
From Mexico, González Gutiérrez watched an anti-immigrant mood sweep across the United States in the wake of 9/11.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
The anti-immigrant persecution becomes more vicious almost by the day.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
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
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 23 July 2025
From Mexico, González Gutiérrez watched an anti-immigrant mood sweep across the United States in the wake of 9/11.
—Geraldo Cadava, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
The anti-immigrant persecution becomes more vicious almost by the day.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2025
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
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-immigrant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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