immigration

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

im·mi·gra·tion AW [immigration immigrations] BrE [ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn] NAmE [ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃn] noun uncountable
1. the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own; the number of people who do this
•laws restricting immigration into the US
•a rise/fall in immigration
•immigration officers
compare ↑emigration
2. (also immiˈgration control)the place at a port, an airport, etc. where the passports and other documents of people coming into a country are checked
•to go through immigration

Collocations:
Race and immigration
Prejudice and racism
experience/encounter racism/discrimination/prejudice/anti-semitism
face/suffer persecution/discrimination
fear/escape from/flee racial/political/religious persecution
constitute/be a form of racial/race discrimination
reflect/reveal/show/have a racial/cultural bias
be biased/be prejudiced against (especially BrE) black people/(both especially NAmE) people of color/African Americans/Asians/Africans/Indians, etc.
discriminate against minority groups/minorities
perpetuate/conform to/fit/defy a common/popular/traditional/negative stereotype
overcome/be blinded by deep-seated/racial/(especially NAmE) race prejudice
entrench/perpetuate racist attitudes
hurl/shout (especially BrE) racist abuse; (especially NAmE) a racist/racial/ethnic slur
challenge/confront racism/discrimination/prejudice
combat/fight (against)/tackle blatant/overt/covert/subtle/institutional/systemic racism
Race and society
damage/improve (especially BrE) race relations
practise/ (especially US) practice (racial/religious) tolerance/segregation
bridge/break down/transcend cultural/racial barriers
encourage/promote social integration
outlaw/end discrimination/slavery/segregation
promote/embrace/celebrate cultural diversity
conform to/challenge/violate (accepted/established/prevailing/dominant) social/cultural norms
live in a multicultural society
attack/criticize multiculturalism
fight for/struggle for/promote racial equality
perpetuate/reinforce economic and social inequality
introduce/be for/be against (BrE) positive discrimination/(especially NAmE) affirmative action
support/be active in/play a leading role in the civil rights movement
Immigration
control/restrict/limit/encourage immigration
attract/draw a wave of immigrants
assist/welcome refugees
house/shelter refugees and asylum seekers
smuggle illegal immigrants into the UK
deport/repatriate illegal immigrants/failed asylum seekers
assimilate/integrate new immigrants
employ/hire migrant workers
exploit/rely on (cheap/illegal) immigrant labour/(especially US) labor
apply for/gain/obtain/be granted/be denied (full) citizenship
have/hold dual citizenship

Example Bank:
•His wife finally received her immigration papers.
•I think we need to discourage illegal immigration.
•The authorities quickly encouraged immigration.
•There was a sudden increase in immigration from Eastern Europe.
•They were arrested for immigration violations.
•US attorneys match immigration records to voting rolls.
•We landed at Heathrow and went through customs and immigration.
•a Senate debate on immigration quotas
•calls for tighter immigration procedures
•the immense and continuing immigration from Latin America
•the immigration rate for the US
•the immigration status of the worker
•the impact of uncontrolled immigration
•an immigration officer