- the process of coming to live permanently in a different country from the one you were born in; the number of people who do this
- legal/illegal immigration
- We are strongly supportive of immigration and multiculturalism.
- immigration into… laws restricting immigration into the US
- immigration from… There was an increase in immigration from Eastern Europe.
- immigration policy/reform
Collocations ImmigrationImmigrationcompare emigration- apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied citizenship
- seek/claim/request/be granted/be refused/be denied asylum
- have/hold dual citizenship/nationality
- assist/welcome/accept refugees/new immigrants
- house/resettle/accommodate refugees/asylum seekers
- employ/hire/use migrant workers
- rely on/exploit/use immigrant/migrant labour
- control/curb/restrict/limit/deter/discourage immigration/migration
- illegal/uncontrolled/mass immigration
- smuggle/traffic people into the country/across the border
- detain/deport/repatriate/expel illegal immigrants/migrants
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2- The power to enforce immigration laws lies with the federal government.
- They announced measures to discourage illegal immigration.
- She managed to put one woman in touch with a local immigration lawyer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- illegal
- undocumented
- legal
- …
- control
- curb
- curtail
- …
- bill
- control
- crisis
- …
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- (also immigration control)the place at a port, an airport, etc. where the passports and other documents of people coming into a country are checked
- We landed at Heathrow and went through customs and immigration.
- immigration officers
- The men were interviewed by immigration officials.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + immigration- go through
- pass through
- checks
- procedures
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