anti-immigrant

adjective

an·​ti-im·​mi·​grant ˌan-tē-ˈi-mə-grənt  ˌan-tī- 

: opposed to immigrants or immigration : characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward immigrants

State and local politicians have used widespread public opposition to immigration to justify new anti-immigrant legislation.

—Robert K. Schaeffer

anti-immigration

ˌan-tē-ˌi-mə-ˈgrā-shən, 

ˌan-tī- 

adjective

anti-immigration policies

News of the rising growth rate also prompted anti-immigration groups to claim that immigrants damage the environment.

—Priscilla Huang

Examples of anti-immigrant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the broader rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric, such claims warrant systematic examination. —Sarah Mohiuddin, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026

Its anti-immigrant campaigns targeted Catholics and Jews with particular force. —David Mislin, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026

Trump has built his political career and won the White House twice on campaigns of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy promises. —Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

By 1930, in the early days of the Great Depression, anti-immigrant sentiment was already high. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above