restrictionism
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Definition of restrictionism
: a policy or philosophy favoring restriction (as of trade or immigration)
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Examples of restrictionism in a Sentence
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Once a lonely cause, restrictionism had grown into a mature movement — an intellectual ecosystem of sorts — with groups specializing in areas as diverse as litigation and voter mobilization. — Jason Deparle, New York Times, "How Stephen Miller Seized the Moment to Battle Immigration," 17 Aug. 2019 For decades, conventional wisdom held that immigration restrictionism was a political loser. — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, "Trump’s Wall Crumbles Under the Law of Diminishing Returns," 12 Feb. 2019 On the right, the American Conservative — usually sympathetic to immigration restrictionism — ran an op-ed from a scholar at the Cato Institute, which does not share those views. — Dara Lind, Vox, "Birthright citizenship, explained: why some on the right want to end it, and what they get wrong," 23 July 2018 Peter Navarro and Wilbur Ross are steering him toward a trade war; Stephen Miller, John Kelly, and Jeff Sessions have encouraged his immigration restrictionism. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Will Trump Be Meeting With His Counterpart — Or His Handler?," 8 July 2018 But restrictionism is popular with Trump’s base and the White House itself. — Jeet Heer, New Republic, "Trump, Fox News, and the Mainstreaming of White Nationalism," 19 Jan. 2018 Trump, like his fellow Fox News addicts, is far more invested in the symbolism of immigration restrictionism than its substance. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "The Progressive Case for Giving Trump His Stupid Wall," 11 Jan. 2018 The magazine’s shift away from Brimelow’s brand of restrictionism was itself practically rather than morally motivated. — Osita Nwanevu, Slate Magazine, "How National Review Helped Build the Alt-Right," 23 Mar. 2017 How aggressively the president pursues his platform on trade and immigration restrictionism could test how strong his grip is on Congress. — Jonathan Martin And Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, "As G.O.P. Bends Toward Trump, Critics Either Give In or Give Up," 25 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'restrictionism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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