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Recent Examples of anti-immigrant
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.
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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
The interview resulted in a backlash from the far-right, anti-immigrant MAGA set, which apparently includes Cain.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
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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
The interview resulted in a backlash from the far-right, anti-immigrant MAGA set, which apparently includes Cain.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-immigrant
patriotic
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Video of the almost outlandishly patriotic show featured a choir, flag spinners, aerial silk performers, and live doves.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 July 2025
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Those include gold flourishes throughout the Oval Office, patriotic touches and massive flag poles outside.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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“Anti-immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anti-immigrant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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