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foreign-born

[ fawr-in-bawrn, for- ]

adjective

  1. born in a country other than that in which one resides.


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of foreign-born1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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In Florida, where almost 28% of all jobs are held by immigrants, the industry with the highest concentration of immigrant labor isn’t the resort industry but construction, in which 11.1% of employees are foreign-born.

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It is true that during President Trump's first two full months in office more jobs have been created for native-born workers than foreign-born workers.

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“Construction makes outsized use of foreign-born workers,†Basu said, and “sometimes the data aren’t clear about whether these foreign-born workers are documented or undocumented.â€

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County’s 10 million residents either are foreign-born or have at least one immigrant parent, including about 800,000 people without legal status.

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The L.A. metro area has more foreign-born residents than any city but New York, many of whom go back and forth to their ancestral countries with some regularity.

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