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Foreign born

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000757

  1. People residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth.

    Note: For example, individuals born outside of the United States or its outlying areas, such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents, neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The foreign-born population includes legally admitted immigrants, refugees, temporary residents such as students and temporary workers, and undocumented immigrants. The survey data, however, do not separately identify the number of people in these categories.

  2. Foreign born refers to people who are not U.S. citizens at birth. This includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (immigrants), temporary migrants (such as foreign students), humanitarian migrants (such as refugees and asylees), and persons illegally present in the United States.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000757
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesBLS Glossary; U.S. Census Bureau Glossary
See alsoCitizenship status; Native born; Nativity status; Parental Place of Birth; Place of birth
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000757",
  "term": "Foreign born",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definitions": [
    "People residing in the United States who were not U.S. citizens at birth.\n\nNote: For example, individuals born outside of the United States or its outlying areas, such as Puerto Rico or Guam, to parents, neither of whom was a U.S. citizen. The foreign-born population includes legally admitted immigrants, refugees, temporary residents such as students and temporary workers, and undocumented immigrants. The survey data, however, do not separately identify the number of people in these categories.",
    "Foreign born refers to people who are not U.S. citizens at birth. This includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents (immigrants), temporary migrants (such as foreign students), humanitarian migrants (such as refugees and asylees), and persons illegally present in the United States."
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Citizenship status",
    "Native born",
    "Nativity status",
    "Parental Place of Birth",
    "Place of birth"
  ],
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary",
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/foreign-born/"
}

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