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The big picture: About 9% of Utah's 2023 population was foreign-born, compared to about 14% nationally.
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Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Even now, 16% of women in the working population are foreign-born, and this group of women uniquely contributes to the wealth of our country by adding cultural capital, social capital and economic capital.
—Kelly Huang, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In California, where one in every four people is foreign-born, immigrants face far greater rates of poverty and lack full access to social programs.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Tension Over Immigration About 14 percent of all eligible voters in Nevada are foreign-born and the economy relies on immigrant labor, making immigration a particularly salient and complicated issue in the state.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
Even now, 16% of women in the working population are foreign-born, and this group of women uniquely contributes to the wealth of our country by adding cultural capital, social capital and economic capital.
—Kelly Huang, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
In California, where one in every four people is foreign-born, immigrants face far greater rates of poverty and lack full access to social programs.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Tension Over Immigration About 14 percent of all eligible voters in Nevada are foreign-born and the economy relies on immigrant labor, making immigration a particularly salient and complicated issue in the state.
—Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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