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immigrants

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for immigrants.

Editorial note

Non-EU immigrants and Danes work at almost exactly the same rates (~85%), while intra-EU immigrants work more (90%).

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

a 1948 drama film directed by and starring Aldo Fabrizi.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of immigrants gathered in one view.

N

a 1948 drama film directed by and starring Aldo Fabrizi.

N

(Hungarian title: Immigrants - Jóska menni Amerika) a 2008 adult animated comedy film directed by Gábor Csupó.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for immigrants.

N

a 1948 drama film directed by and starring Aldo Fabrizi.

N

(Hungarian title: Immigrants - Jóska menni Amerika) a 2008 adult animated comedy film directed by Gábor Csupó.

Example sentences

1

Non-EU immigrants and Danes work at almost exactly the same rates (~85%), while intra-EU immigrants work more (90%).

2

In fact if you include both intra-EU and extra-EU immigrants, the work rates are higher for immigrants than for Danes.

3

If gangs of Danes are fighting gangs of immigrants over control of an illegal business, I personally blame both groups, not only the immigrants.

4

This makes the new immigrants perfect candidates for welfare or criminality, because lots of low skill jobs are already occupied by previous immigrants (from eastern Europe for example).

5

When slaves were still in bondage, the European immigrants could go west for free and cheap land.

6

There are basically two main groups that contribute a disproportionate amount of Denmark's crime: 1) poor immigrants, and 2) poor Danes.

7

In 2014, France alone has welcomed as many new immigrants on its territory as Canada.

8

Right but that's not because they hate immigrants or think they are inferior or whatever.

9

There are some problems, but the large majority of immigrants to Denmark do work.

10

You'll be pitched to by about a hundred or more Bangladeshi immigrants to come and have a fitted suit and some shirts made.

11

I've heard good things about the quality of life and tax benefits (for immigrants/expats), plus a reasonable cost of living.

12

Of the top ten countries of origin for Swedish immigrants, 6 are predominantly-white European countries, and the rest are countries with majority Muslim population[2].

Quote examples

1

If I am right, it means that crimes committed by immigrants will rise even more (not because they are immigrants, but because they are poorer) causing even more frustration until we reach a breaking point, where people say "enough!".

2

As long as the trope that "immigrants are all criminals" persists as a general meme, then those immigrants will have little choice in the broader social context than to commit crimes in order to survive.

3

It's no longer politically incorrect to stereotype immigrants in general, but it's still taboo to stereotype poor, uneducated Danes; you'll be accused of being just an elite Copenhagener who looks down on "white trash".

4

How do we know that the "prepaid cellular" metric isn't just a proxy for "black people" or "recent immigrants" for example?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use immigrants in a sentence?

Non-EU immigrants and Danes work at almost exactly the same rates (~85%), while intra-EU immigrants work more (90%).

What does immigrants mean?

a 1948 drama film directed by and starring Aldo Fabrizi.

What part of speech is immigrants?

immigrants is commonly used as N.