Collocations for immigration - noun
1. coming to live in a country
ADJ.
illegal | large-scale, mass
VERB + IMMIGRATION
control, restrict
laws restricting immigration into the US
laws restricting immigration into the US
IMMIGRATION + NOUN
control, law, policy, rules | authority, officer, official, service
PREP.
~ from
There was a sudden increase in immigration from Eastern Europe.
There was a sudden increase in immigration from Eastern Europe.
2. (also ‘immigration control’) at a port/airport
VERB + IMMIGRATION
go/pass through
We landed at Heathrow and went through customs and immigration.
We landed at Heathrow and went through customs and immigration.
IMMIGRATION + NOUN
checks, formalities, procedures
calls for tighter immigration procedures
calls for tighter immigration procedures