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In food preparation and serving jobs, another major employer of immigrants, the share of workers who were foreign-born rose from about 22% to more than 25% over the same period.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Care at home is even more dependent upon immigrants, with around 1 in 3 home health workers foreign-born.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Nearly one in five commercial truck drivers nationwide is foreign-born, and Florida’s freight, agriculture and construction sectors rely heavily on that workforce to move goods safely and efficiently.
—Bhupinder Kaur, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Around 10% of Ypsilanti's population is foreign-born according to Census data, above the state average of 7%.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Care at home is even more dependent upon immigrants, with around 1 in 3 home health workers foreign-born.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Nearly one in five commercial truck drivers nationwide is foreign-born, and Florida’s freight, agriculture and construction sectors rely heavily on that workforce to move goods safely and efficiently.
—Bhupinder Kaur, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Around 10% of Ypsilanti's population is foreign-born according to Census data, above the state average of 7%.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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