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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"obtaining immigration" - Can you say that in English? Sounds really wrong to me but I'm not a native speaker.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Obtain legal immigration status is how i would phrase it.

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Attain.

If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.

[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

They would obtain a green card or whatever physical paperwork while attaining citizenship.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

You can say it but it won't mean anything. Also "is absolutely mute" should be "are absolutely moot" and the semicolon is used incorrecty.

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Nope. Immigration is a process or an action, synonymous to 'movement', you cannot obtain it. You obtain a visa or a permit to perform immogration.