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Twenty-seven percent of Californians are foreign-born.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Nearly one in five STEM workers nationwide are foreign-born, as are 43 percent of doctoral-level scientists and engineers in the United States.
—Javier Palomarez, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Boston has a robust immigrant population, with more than 28% of its residents being foreign-born as of 2021.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
In cities like Miami, where more than half of the population is foreign-born, ICE raids may unleash widespread terror, immigration advocates say.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Nearly one in five STEM workers nationwide are foreign-born, as are 43 percent of doctoral-level scientists and engineers in the United States.
—Javier Palomarez, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Boston has a robust immigrant population, with more than 28% of its residents being foreign-born as of 2021.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
In cities like Miami, where more than half of the population is foreign-born, ICE raids may unleash widespread terror, immigration advocates say.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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