anti-immigrant

adjective

an·​ti-im·​mi·​grant ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt How to pronounce anti-immigrant (audio) ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-immigrant (audio)
Synonyms of anti-immigrantnext
: 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
anti-immigration
ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən, 
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-immigrant (audio)
adjective
anti-immigration policies
News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment. —Priscilla Huang

Examples of anti-immigrant in a Sentence

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The far-right National Rally has accused the far left of stoking violence and promoted its anti-immigrant platform for next year’s presidential election. — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 The worst outcome of this would be the coming to power of an extreme, right-wing, conspiratorial, anti-immigrant, anti-European, anti-NATO, anti-the-alliance-of-democracy government. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026 Jon Stewart took aim at JD Vance on the latest episode of The Daily Show, criticizing the vice president for his constant anti-immigrant rhetoric. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 The act itself was fueled by anti-immigrant sentiment following the refugee exodus from Cuba, also known as the Mariel boatlift, which brought approximately 125,000 Cubans to Florida. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-immigrant

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-immigrant was in 1858

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