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In Homestead, a city southwest of Miami, officials voted to join despite 40 percent of its population being foreign-born, and 68 percent Hispanic.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Over half of the city’s residents are foreign-born, and more than 70% are Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the Herald, 70% of Doral’s population is foreign-born.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Surely the man who heads the Catholic Church in the largest city in the nation (where nearly forty per cent of the population is foreign-born), and who maintains a cordial relationship with the President, might be expected to press the case harder.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Over half of the city’s residents are foreign-born, and more than 70% are Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
According to the Herald, 70% of Doral’s population is foreign-born.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Surely the man who heads the Catholic Church in the largest city in the nation (where nearly forty per cent of the population is foreign-born), and who maintains a cordial relationship with the President, might be expected to press the case harder.
—Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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