immigration

immigration
im|mi|gra|tion [ˌımıˈgreıʃən] n [U]
1.) the process of entering another country in order to live there permanently
→↑emigration
He called for a common European policy on immigration.
2.) the total number of people who immigrate
Immigration fell in the 1980s.
3.) also immigration control
the place at an airport, sea port etc where officials check the documents of everyone entering the country

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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