Synonyms for migration
maɪˈgreɪ ʃənmi·gra·tion

Princeton's WordNet

1. migrationnoun

   the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

2. migrationnoun

   a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

3. migrationnoun

   (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule

4. migrationnoun

   the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding

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1. migrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   change of residence (from one country to another)

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1. List of paraphrases for "migration":

   immigration, migrations, migratory, migrating, migrant, emigration, migrate, migración, migrants, out-migration, exodus

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1. Rob Portman:

   We weren’t in this situation under the last administration or the Obama administration because we had in place policies that worked to stem the flow of unlawful migration.

2. Cathryn Cluver Ashbrook:

   A lot of things are happening at once and The EU is historically very bad at dealing with simultaneous crises, it doesn't take much for one problem to run into another : The migration crisis on the Belarusian border and the Ukrainian tensions both follow a road back to Moscow, elevating Putin's hand in any dialogue.

3. Margit Tamas:

   The measures tackling the migration crisis were very positive.

4. Secretary Alejendro Mayorkas:

   If you come to the United States illegally, you will be returned. Your journey will not succeed and you will be endangering your life and your family’s lives, this administration is committed to developing safe, orderly and humane pathways for migration. This is not the way to do it.

5. Donald Trump:

   Congress has to meet quickly and make a deal. I could do it in 45 minutes. We need to get rid of chain migration, we need to get rid of catch and release and visa lottery. And we have to do something about asylum. And to be honest with you, we have to get rid of judges.