Look up: immigration

1. Immigration
   The movement of people into a country.
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2. Immigration
   The movement of individuals into a population.
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3. Immigration
   (opposite of emigration) Moving into another country to live permanently.
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4. Immigration
   The movement of people into one country from another for the purpose of settlement.
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5. immigration
   [n] - the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval 2. [n] - migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
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6. immigration
   the process of entering one country from another to take up permanent residence Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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7. Immigration
   Entry of organisms to a population from elsewhere.
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8. Immigration
   Im'mi·gra'tion noun [ Confer French immigration .] The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence. « The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe.» T. Warton.
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9. immigration
   in-migration noun migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
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10. immigration
    noun the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; `the increased immigration strengthened the colony`
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11. Immigration
    • (n.) The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.
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12. immigration
    (from the article `Canada`) ...which Quebecers revealed deep concerns about some religious and ethnic minorities. Early in the year the small rural town of Hérouxville adopted a ... International disapproval of Denmark`s tight immigration policy continued, with the Council of Europe challenging Rasmussen`s government to soften .....
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13. immigration
    immigration 1. Migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which one is not a native in order to settle there). 2. The body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval.
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14. Immigration
    The migration of people into a country.
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15. Immigration
    Studies have suggested that some special interest groups lobby for less immigration for their own group and more immigration for other groups since they see effects of immigration, such as increased labor competition, as detrimental when affecting their own group but beneficial when affecting other...
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16. Immigration
    Migration of an organism into an area for the purpose of changing its residence permanently. Compare with emigration.
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17. immigration
    immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. High rates of immigration are frequentl...
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18. Immigration
    The question of immigration or properly alien immigration, has been a topic of controversy since at least the 19th century. In various countries certain classes of aliens have long been prohibited from gaining admission. In the 19th century and start of the 20th century, the United States, for insta...
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19. Immigration
    [European Economic Area] The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (or EEA Regulations for short) amended by SI 2009/1117 and SI 2011/1247 constitute the law that implements the right of free movement of EEA nationals and their family members in the United Kingdom. It is base...
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20. Immigration
    [album] Immigration is the fifth album of the Japanese rock group Show-Ya. The album was released on 5 November 1987 in Japan. Yasushi Akimoto and Tsutsumi Kyohei worked together again in song composition. Makoto Matsushita arranged all the music, this time collaborating with the band. This ...
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21. Immigration
    Referring to the movement of organisms into an area. See emigration and migrating.
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