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Collocations for immigration - noun

1. coming to live in a country

ADJECTIVE

illegal
undocumented (AmE)
legal
large-scale, mass, massive
increased
uncontrolled
the impact of uncontrolled immigration
continued, continuing
the immense and continuing immigration from Latin America
Hispanic, Jewish, Mexican, etc.

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VERB + immigration

control, curb, curtail, limit, prevent, reduce, restrict, stop
laws restricting immigration into the US
discourage, increase
I think we need to discourage illegal immigration.
encourage
The authorities quickly encouraged immigration.

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immigration + NOUN

bill, control, crisis, debate, enforcement, law, legislation, policy, proposal, reform, restrictions, rules
agent (AmE), authority, court (esp. AmE), office, officer, official, service
attorney (AmE), judge (AmE), lawyer
case, hearing, proceedings
violation
They were arrested for immigration violations.
quota
a Senate debate on immigration quotas
rate
the immigration rate for the US
status
the immigration status of the worker
records
US attorneys match immigration records to voting rolls.
papers
His wife finally received her immigration papers.

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PREPOSITION

immigration from
There was a sudden increase in immigration from Europe.

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2. (also immigration control) at a port/airport

VERB + immigration

go through, pass through
We landed at Heathrow and went through customs and immigration.

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immigration + NOUN

checks, procedures
calls for tighter immigration procedures

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