specifically: travel into a country for the purpose of permanent residence there
Especially during these months when there has been constant talk of immigration and its myriad challenges, both here and on European national borders … Bob Greene
illegal/legal immigration
immigration reform/policy/law
Drawing historical comparisons is always a fraught process, especially when the subject is as contentious as immigration. James Hannan
There is only a passing comment on Chinese and Japanese immigration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, plus a short section on the truly global wave of immigrants that swept into America after the Second World War … Nicholas Guyatt
The Middle Ages is the story of successive migrations and immigrations … Janet L. Nelson
1coming to live in a country移居某國ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMMIGRATION | IMMIGRATION + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤illegal非法移居▸➤undocumented (NAmE) 無證移居➤legal合法移居▸➤large-scale, mass, massive大規模移居;大量移民入境➤increased更多的移民➤uncontrolled移民數量失控◇the impact of uncontrolled immigration移民數量失控的影響➤continued, continuing不斷的/持續的移民◇the immense and continuing immigration from Latin America來自拉丁美洲的源源不斷的大批移民➤Hispanic, Jewish, Mexican, etc.西班牙、猶太人、墨西哥等移民VERB + IMMIGRATION➤control, curb, curtail, limit, prevent, reduce, restrict, stop控制移民;減少移民;限制移民;防止移民;停止移民◇laws restricting immigration into the US美國限制外來移民的法律➤discourage, increase阻止/增加移民◇I think we need to discourage illegal immigration.我認為我們應該阻止非法移民入境。➤encourage鼓勵移民◇The authorities quickly encouraged immigration.當局很快就鼓勵移民了。IMMIGRATION + NOUN➤bill, control, crisis, debate, enforcement, law, legislation, policy, proposal, reform, restrictions, rules移民法案;移民控制;移民危機;移民問題辯論;移民執法;移民法;移民政策;移民提案;移民改革;移民限制;移民規定▸➤agent, authority, court, office, officer, official, service移民代理人;移民局;移民法庭;移民辦公室;移民局官員;移民機構➤attorney, judge, lawyer移民律師;移民法官➤case, hearing, proceedings移民案件/聽證會/訴訟程序➤violation違反移民法的行為◇They were arrested for immigration violations.他們因涉嫌違反移民法而被捕。➤quota移民限額◇a Senate debate on immigration quotas參議院移民限額辯論➤rate移民率◇the immigration rate for the US美國移民率➤status移民身分◇the immigration status of the worker這名工人的移民身分➤records移民記錄◇US attorneys match immigration records to voting rolls.美國律師把移民記錄與選民名單聯繫起來。➤papers移民文件◇His wife finally received her immigration papers.他妻子終於收到了移民文件。PREPOSITION➤immigration from來自⋯的移民◇There was a sudden increase in immigration from Europe.來自歐洲的移民人數突然增加。immigration
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2 ( immigration control) at a port/airport港口;機場VERB + IMMIGRATION | IMMIGRATION + NOUNVERB + IMMIGRATION➤go through, pass through通過移民局入境檢查站◇We landed at Heathrow and went through customs and immigration.我們在希思羅機場降落,之後辦理了海關和移民入境檢查手續。IMMIGRATION + NOUN➤checks, procedures移民入境檢查/程序◇calls for tighter immigration procedures加強入境檢查程序的呼聲