immigrate
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Back in Maine, Abdi said his brother Hassan, who couldn't immigrate to the US because of visa restrictions, instead recently became a citizen of Canada.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The SVP has brushed aside such concerns, pointing out that its proposal includes quotas allowing for around 40,000 people to immigrate to the country each year.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
All of the Afghans airlifted by the U.S. to Camp As Sayliyah underwent initial security screenings and background checks for preapproval to immigrate to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Then, you’ll need to discuss what this will actually cost and what kind of visa you’ll need to immigrate.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 22, 2025
I never felt like the camp was home, but I began to get used to the life there as we waited to see which country might allow us to immigrate.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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A Central or South American who immigrates to the U.S. could see their greenhouse gas emissions double or triple, just by becoming part of the U.S. economy.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
After 11-year-old Nora immigrates from Korea to Canada, Hae-sung finds her on Facebook 12 years later.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2023
Now, the likelihood of a child or teenager who immigrates to the United States “seeing themselves on the page is higher because of my work than it was for me,” he said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
Talusan’s debut memoir follows a young boy from the Philippines who immigrates to America, where she becomes a woman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
A person emigrates from the land he leaves, and immigrates to the land where he takes up his abode.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
One academic who immigrated to the United States said junk mail from the retailer helped convince her that she’d really become an American.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Ms. Crabapple’s great-grandfather, Samuel Rothbort, was a Russian-born Bundist who, after tangling with local thugs, immigrated to the U.S. and became a painter and chicken farmer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Nine of the 11 starters in France’s win over Morocco either immigrated to France or are the children of immigrants from Madagascar, Lebanon, French Guiana and Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
A young Alan didn’t have a close relationship with his father, who had immigrated as Haim Grunspann to Ellis Island in 1906 at age 4.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
As I was saying, my great-grandparents immigrated to this country from Poland after narrowly escaping Chelmno.
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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It was trying to unravel years of sacrifice that the couple had made since immigrating to the United States from El Salvador.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Yong-ho Kim started working in Radio Korea’s advertising department a month after immigrating to the United States in February 1990, two years before the unrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Savani, a dentist with no background in trade policy, craved the sweet fruit of his childhood after immigrating to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Yet, in the late 19th century, the number of Catholics immigrating to the U.S. surged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
After immigrating to the United States three years ago, Uncle Amin hadn’t passed the medical board exams needed to practice as a doctor.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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