Noun
The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
Source: Webster's dictionarythe increased immigration strengthened the colony Source: Internet
A 2018 poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found that only a third of Americans think that legal immigration should be increased; a quarter want it decreased. Source: Internet
A 40-YEAR-old man facing extradition to the UK on 39 charges of manslaughter and a charge of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration has been described in court as the “ringleader” of a criminal gang. Source: Internet
A 2006 Op-Ed in The New York Times by Harvard University Professor in Sociology Robert J. Sampson says that immigration of Hispanics may in fact be associated with decreased crime. Source: Internet
Accelerating immigration, both Mexican and foreign, increased pressure on the Alta California government to seize the mission properties and dispossess the natives in accordance with Echeandía's directive. Source: Internet
According to him, he scheduled to travel on Friday, January 10, but was prevented by immigration officers who he claimed said they had received instruction not to allow him to leave the country. Source: Internet