restrictionism
noun
re·stric·tion·ism ri-ˈstrik-shə-ˌni-zəm 
: a policy or philosophy favoring restriction (as of trade or immigration)
restrictionist
ri-ˈstrik-sh(ə-)nist
adjective or noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Views on immigration may appear poles apart, but in truth, Democrats and Republicans alike set artificial limits on immigration based on a sliding scale of restrictionism. 
Tanvi Misra, The New Republic, 7 Oct. 2021 Brimelow's book landed just as immigration politics was taking a hard turn toward restrictionism. Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 15 Apr. 2021 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, 17 Aug. 2019 For decades, conventional wisdom held that immigration restrictionism was a political loser. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 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, 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, 8 July 2018 But restrictionism is popular with Trump’s base and the White House itself. Jeet Heer, New Republic, 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, 11 Jan. 2018 See More
Tanvi Misra, The New Republic, 7 Oct. 2021 Brimelow's book landed just as immigration politics was taking a hard turn toward restrictionism. Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 15 Apr. 2021 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, 17 Aug. 2019 For decades, conventional wisdom held that immigration restrictionism was a political loser. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 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, 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, 8 July 2018 But restrictionism is popular with Trump’s base and the White House itself. Jeet Heer, New Republic, 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, 11 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above