European immigration

European immigration refers to the movement of people from European countries to other regions, particularly the large-scale migration to the Americas, Australia, and other territories from the 17th through early 20th centuries.

The phrase also describes contemporary migration of Europeans within or beyond Europe.

In American political discourse, European immigration often appears in debates contrasting earlier waves of white immigrants with later non-European arrivals: His grandparents came over during the peak of European immigration.