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im·mi·grate (

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v. im·mi·grat·ed, im·mi·grat·ing, im·mi·grates

v.intr.

To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native. See Usage Note at migrate.

v.tr.

To send or introduce as immigrants: Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World.

[Latin immigrre, immigrt-, to go into : in-, in; see in-² + migrre, to depart.]

immi·gration n.

immi·gration·al adj.

immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃən]

1. the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

2. the part of a port, airport, etc. where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc. of foreign nationals entering the country

immigrational adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	immigration - migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) in-migration aliyah - (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah" migration - the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
	2.	immigration - the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony" body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"

Translations

immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃən]

A. N → inmigración f

B. CPD immigration authorities NPL → agencia f de inmigración
immigration control N → control m de inmigración
immigration laws NPL → leyes fpl inmigratorias
immigration quota N → cuota f de inmigración

immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃ^ən]

[people] → immigration f

(at airport) → immigration f
to go through immigration → passer à l'immigration, passer au contrôle de l'immigration
First you have to go through immigration → Il faut d'abord passer à l'immigration.

modif [policy] → en matière d'immigration; [controls] → en matière d'immigration immigration laws, immigration officer
immigration authorities npl → services mpl de l'immigration
immigration laws npl → lois fpl sur l'immigration
immigration officer n → agent mf des services de l'immigration

immigration

n → Einwanderung f, → Immigration f; (also immigration control: at airport etc) → Einwanderungsstelle f

immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃ/ən] n → immigrazione f

immigration → هِجْرَة imigrace immigration Immigration μετανάστευση inmigración maahanmuutto immigration imigracija immigrazione 移住 이민 immigratie immigrasjon imigracja imigração иммиграция immigration การอพยพจากต่างประเทศ göçme sự nhập cư 移民

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agency air traffic section alien absconder aliyah brain gain bureau Chinese Exclusion Act citify Department of Homeland Security Ellis Island federal agency government agency Hardy-Weinberg law Homeland Security immigrant Immigration and Naturalization Service immigration authorities immigration laws in-migration	The federal government cannot severely restrict our access to foreign labor, foreign capital, and foreign students and tourists without causing major economic hardship for our islands," he said earlier this year. US takes over Pacific territory's immigration by AFP / AFP American Edition It also has considerable influence in local and even foreign labor markets. Construction Recruitment Agency by Abby Turner,. / Business community Al-Muhairi affirmed that the Executive Bureau of the Council of the Arab Social Affairs Ministers is keen on providing expat labor with all their rights in accordance with foreign labor laws of the GCC. GCC official highlights importance of developing skills of national ... by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)	Forehook foreign foreign affairs foreign agent foreign aid foreign armed force foreign assistance Foreign attachment foreign bill foreign body foreign correspondent foreign country foreign currency foreign direct investment foreign disaster foreign disaster relief foreign draft foreign exchange foreign humanitarian assistance foreign instrumentation signals intelligence foreign intelligence Foreign Intelligence Service Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court foreign internal defense Foreign labor foreign legion foreign military sales foreign military sales trainees foreign minister foreign mission foreign nation support foreign national foreign object damage foreign office foreign policy foreign secretary Foreign Service foreign terrorist organization foreign-born foreign-exchange rate foreigner Foreigners foreignism Foreignness Forein forejudge Forejudger Forejudgment foreknow Foreknowable	Foreign investment risk matrix Foreign investment risk matrix Foreign investment risk matrix Foreign investment risk matrix Foreign Investment Services Bureau Foreign investments Foreign investments Foreign Investments Negative List Foreign Investor Tax Credit Foreign investors Foreign investors Foreign investors Foreign investors Foreign investors Foreign Investors Association of Albania Foreign Investors Council in Estonia Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foreign Investors' Council in Latvia Foreign Inward Remittance Certificate Foreign Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Foreign Issues Tracking System Foreign Jobs Time Foreign Joint Services NCO foreign judgment Foreign judgment lien Foreign key Foreign key Foreign key Foreign key Foreign key constraint Foreign labor Foreign Labor Certification Unit Foreign labour Foreign labour Foreign labour Foreign Lady Foreign language Foreign Language Academy of Global Studies High School Foreign Language Across the Curriculum Foreign Language and Area Studies Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Foreign Language and International Economics Foreign Language and International Trade Foreign Language and Study Foreign Language Aptitude Test Foreign Language Assessment Directory Foreign Language Assistance Program Foreign Language Association for Managers in Education Foreign Language Association of Central California Foreign Language Association of Georgia Foreign Language Association of Greater Sacramento Foreign Language Association of Missouri Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Foreign Language Association of North Dakota Foreign Language Association of Northern California Foreign Language Association of the Red River Foreign Language Association of Virginia

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The federal government cannot severely restrict our access to foreign labor, foreign capital, and foreign students and tourists without causing major economic hardship for our islands," he said earlier this year.

US takes over Pacific territory's immigration by AFP / AFP American Edition

It also has considerable influence in local and even foreign labor markets.

Construction Recruitment Agency by Abby Turner,. / Business community

Al-Muhairi affirmed that the Executive Bureau of the Council of the Arab Social Affairs Ministers is keen on providing expat labor with all their rights in accordance with foreign labor laws of the GCC.

GCC official highlights importance of developing skills of national ... by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)

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