immigration

noun

1. 移居（入境）；移民人数
   the process of coming to live permanently in a country that is not your own; the number of people who do this
   1. laws restricting immigration into the US
      美国限制外来移民的法律
   2. a rise/fall in immigration
      移民人数的增加 / 减少
   3. immigration officers
      移民局官员
2. 移民局检查站
   the place at a port, an airport, etc. where the passports and other documents of people coming into a country are checked
   1. to go through immigration
      通过移民局检查

1. N-UNCOUNT 移居
   Immigration is the coming of people into a country in order to live and work there.
   1. The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.
      政府决定实施更加严格的移民政策。
   2. ...immigration into Europe.
      移居欧洲
2. 移民局检查处
   Immigration or immigration control is the place at a port, airport, or international border where officials check the passports of people who wish to come into the country.

1. I am also looking forward to getting more acquainted with immigration law.
   我也期待能对移民法有更多的了解。
2. The passengers went through immigration control and collected their baggage.
   旅客通过入境检查后领取了自己的行李。
3. As the ship berthed in New York, McClintock was with the first immigration officers aboard.
   船停靠在纽约后，麦克林托克和第一批移民局官员登上了船。
4. The character of this country has been formed by immigration.
   这个国家的国民性是由移民形成的。
5. Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries
   在很多国家，移民都是一个颇有争议的问题。
6. They are whisked through the immigration and customs formalities in a matter of minutes.
   给他们办理入境和通关手续只用了短短几分钟时间。
7. The government has decided to tighten its immigration policy.
   政府决定实施更加严格的移民政策。
8. The problems of immigration were not the question at issue
   移民问题不在讨论之列。
9. The literature on immigration policy is almost unrelievedly critical of the state
   关于移民政策方面的著述几乎总是会一成不变地批评政府。
10. Immigration officers tried to serve her with a deportation order
    移民局官员试图向她下达驱逐令。
11. Canada has recently stiffened its immigration rules.
    加拿大最近制定了更为严格的移民规定。
12. By 1931, then, France alone in Europe was a country of massive immigration.
    也就是说，到1931年的时候，法国是欧洲唯一一个拥有大量移民的国家。
13. The capital, Nairobi, is choking on uncontrolled immigration.
    移民纷纷涌入首都内罗毕，人满为患。
14. A considerable number of people object to the government's attitude to immigration.
    相当多的人反对政府对待移民问题的态度。
15. The immigration officer stamped my passport.
    移民官员在我的护照上盖了戳。
16. They discussed the drug war in Mexico, illegal immigration and the world recession.
    他们讨论了墨西哥的毒品战争，非法移民，和全球不景气。
17. All of the new questions and answers are available free on the Citizenship and Immigration Services Web site.
    所有这些新的问题和答案都可以在公民和移民局的网站上免费获得。
18. Visa and immigration issues also had interesting results.
    就签证和移民问题进行的调查得出的结果也很有趣。
19. In the past he has also taken sensible positions on immigration, illegal guns, abortion rights and healthcare.
    过去他也在移民问题、非法枪支、堕胎权利和医疗保健上采取了明智的立场。
20. Immigration control noticed the forged passport.
    移民管理处发现了伪造的护照。
21. Australia has been built on foreign investment and immigration essentially.
    澳大利亚本质上是建立在外国投资和移民的基础之上的。
22. Citizenship and Immigration Canada has introduced a new simplified application process for federal skilled workers and business immigrants.
    加拿大公民和移民事务部门提出，对于联邦技术和商业移民采取一项更简化的，新的申请程序。
23. As a concerned American, I would like to offer a few suggestions on the Economy and Immigration Issues.
    作为一个关心美国的人，我希望能够对经济和移民问题提供一些建议。
24. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the new civics questions and answers last week.
    美国入籍和移民服务局在上周公布了新的入籍考试题目和答案。
25. Aliens and immigration laws amendment act;
    外侨和移民法律修正法；
26. Social and political tension around immigration and integration issues is rising in a number of countries.
    在若干国家，围绕移民和融合问题的社会和政治紧张不断加剧。
27. I called Immigration Beijing office this afternoon, they confirmed that they already received your application.
    今天下午我给北京移民办事处打了电话，他们确认已经收到了您的申请。
28. You'll have enough time to go through the immigration and the customs.
    联航：你有足够的时间通过移民局和海关。
29. We have had discussions with members of parliament about the new immigration laws.
    我们已经和下院议员讨论过新的移民法。

noun

1. migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

   Synonym:    in-migration

2. the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval
   1. the increased immigration strengthened the colony