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The deeper problem is how the surge in immigrant labor coincides with a decline in labor-force participation among low-skilled Americans facing direct competition from the foreign-born.
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Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Over half of Miami-Dade County’s population is foreign-born.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
About 14% of the population of Illinois is foreign-born, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
In Miami-Dade County, where over half the population is foreign-born, Republican lawmakers have long supported legal immigration programs and pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants — at times conflicting with GOP colleagues in other states.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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Rich Lowry, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Over half of Miami-Dade County’s population is foreign-born.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
About 14% of the population of Illinois is foreign-born, according to the American Immigration Council.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
In Miami-Dade County, where over half the population is foreign-born, Republican lawmakers have long supported legal immigration programs and pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants — at times conflicting with GOP colleagues in other states.
—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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