What does IMMIGRATION mean?

Definitions for IMMIGRATION
ˌɪm ɪˈgreɪ ʃənim·mi·gra·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  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)

  2. immigrationnoun

    the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval

    "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"

Wiktionary

  1. immigrationnoun

    The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

Wikipedia

  1. Immigration

    Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration; seasonal labour immigration is sometimes included, however. As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries. Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives. Studies show that the elimination of barriers to migration would have profound effects on world GDP, with estimates of gains ranging between 67 and 147 percent for the scenarios in which 37 to 53 percent of the developing countries' workers migrate to the developed countries. Development economists argue that reducing barriers to labor mobility between developing countries and developed countries would be one of the most efficient tools of poverty reduction. Positive net immigration can soften the demographic dilemma in the aging global North.The academic literature provides mixed findings for the relationship between immigration and crime worldwide, but finds for the United States that immigration either has no impact on the crime rate or that it reduces the crime rate. Research shows that country of origin matters for speed and depth of immigrant assimilation, but that there is considerable assimilation overall for both first- and second-generation immigrants.Research has found extensive evidence of discrimination against foreign born and minority populations in criminal justice, business, the economy, housing, health care, media, and politics in the United States and Europe.

ChatGPT

  1. immigration

    Immigration refers to the process or act of an individual or a group of individuals moving to a foreign country to reside permanently, often for better living conditions, employment opportunities, or to escape unfavorable circumstances in their home country. This can involve individuals, families, or populations, and typically requires legal documentation for lawful admittance into the intended country of residence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Immigrationnoun

    the act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. immigration.]

Wikidata

  1. Immigration

    Immigration is the movement of people into another country or region to which they are not native in order to settle there. Immigration is a result of: including temperature, breeding, economic, political, family re-unification, natural disaster, poverty or the wish to change one's surroundings voluntarily.

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'IMMIGRATION' in Nouns Frequency: #2882

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of IMMIGRATION in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of IMMIGRATION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of IMMIGRATION in a Sentence

  1. President Biden:

    Congress must find a way to pass these legislative solutions and I will continue to work toward passage of legislation protecting Dreamers and creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. These young people represent the best of America and we can’t let them down, i think that everyone deserves a pathway to citizenship. Our immigration system needs fixing.

  2. Alan Patricof:

    She focused on education, on immigration, on income inequality, on fairness and several other issues.

  3. Donald Trump:

    His rhetoric is a little louder but, if you think about where he was six months ago, his position on immigration six months ago was nothing like what he's saying now. And even what he's saying now borders on the absurd, he's going to deport all these people and then he's going to allow back in the ones that are good. His plan makes no sense.

  4. Ellie Holman:

    They apologized on behalf of the immigration official and I was told that I was free on Sheikh Mohammed’s orders and welcome to return to Dubai. They helped me to arrange flights out of the country.

  5. Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson:

    We have been encouraging illegal immigration.

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