anti-immigration
Against newcomers entering
Anti-immigration describes opposition to people moving into a country from elsewhere.
The term typically characterizes political positions, policies, or rhetoric that seek to restrict immigration: anti-immigration legislation, an anti-immigration candidate.
It often carries negative connotations, suggesting hostility toward immigrants themselves rather than merely favoring stricter border controls.
Hatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- protectionismShielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
populism · restrictionism · chauvinism · jingoism · exclusionary · America First · blood and soil · birthright
Legal expulsion from country
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- asylumShelter from persecution
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · legislation · enforcement · restriction · ban · regulation · amendment · permit
Outer edge or limit
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- checkpointInspection station on route
- patrolRegular surveillance route
customs · guard · barrier · surveillance · detention · raid · ICE · roundup
Unwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
animosity · resentment · fearmongering · scapegoating · stereotype · bias · exclusion · othering
Unauthorized foreign resident
- anchor babyChild born for citizenship benefits
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- infestationPest takeover situation
- caravanTraveling group with goods
crisis · flood · wave · swarm · burden · takeover · criminals · build the wall
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- protectionismShielding local producers
- isolationismPolicy avoiding foreign alliances
nationalism · populism · restrictionism · chauvinism · jingoism · exclusionary · America First · blood and soil · birthright · assimilation
deportation
Legal expulsion from country
naturalization · citizenship · legislation · enforcement · restriction · ban · regulation · amendment · permit · residency
border
Outer edge or limit
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- checkpointInspection station on route
patrol · customs · guard · barrier · surveillance · detention · raid · ICE · roundup · crackdown
intolerance
Unwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
hostility · animosity · resentment · fearmongering · scapegoating · stereotype · bias · exclusion · othering · dehumanization
illegal alien
Unauthorized foreign resident
- anchor babyChild born for citizenship benefits
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- infestationPest takeover situation
caravan · crisis · flood · wave · swarm · burden · takeover · criminals · build the wall
- xenophobiaxenophobia, nativism, bigotry, ethnocentrism, hostility
- migrationimmigrants, refugees, migrants, refugee, asylum seekers
- nationalismpatriotism, national pride, national sovereignty, national identity, national symbols
- populismpopulism, demagogue, demagoguery, anti-elitism, anti-establishment
- far rightfascism, neo-Nazism, neofascism, white supremacy, Nazism
- protectionismprotectionism, trade barriers, tariffs, import quotas, trade restrictions
anti-immigrationopen borders
Unregulated international passage
free movement · sanctuary · immigration reform · path to citizenship
anti-immigrationwelcoming
Receiving others warmly
inclusive · cosmopolitan · internationalist · hospitable · open-armed
immigrant, migrate, migration, immigration, migratory, anti-immigrant, emigrate, emigration, immigrate