immigration legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofimmigrationandlegislation

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immigration
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪm.ɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪm.əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/
the act of someone coming to live in a ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofimmigrationandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, as a result ofimmigrationlegislation, the large majority of those admitted in recent years have been the wives and other dependants of earlier immigrants.
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We should by now have sorted out our repressiveimmigrationlegislation.
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Mention of theimmigrationlegislationin this context is frivolous.
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I suggest that one of the things that characterises people's response toimmigrationlegislationis their personal and constituency experience.
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Changes made toimmigrationlegislationin 1996 substantially increased their costs.
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It will be a reception centre for which we shall use our present powers underimmigrationlegislation.
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Very shortly we will deal with asylum andimmigrationlegislation.
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That is relevant to every piece ofimmigrationlegislation.
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These scams are being operated to get round the effect of ourimmigrationlegislation.
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My officials have discussed the working ofimmigrationlegislationin the aviation field regularly with colleagues in the employment and immigration services.
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We look forward to watching the development of the process in our domestic courts as further asylum andimmigrationlegislationis introduced.
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Altering theimmigrationlegislationis a much wider question.
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It needs to be taken out of the arena of asylum andimmigrationlegislationand located within child protection.
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I have never known a piece ofimmigrationlegislationto generate such opposition.
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On the information so far available it does not appear that there has been any contravention of theimmigrationlegislation.
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The term "partner" is not defined inimmigrationlegislationor rules.
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The forthcomingimmigrationlegislationwill provide an opportunity for considering the adequacy of penalties for being concerned in illegal immigration.
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To say that the provision is confined toimmigrationlegislationis not borne out in the statute.
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If we attempted to apply the restrictions to wives and female fiancées, nationality andimmigrationlegislationwould have to be altered.
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