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An even higher share – roughly 30% – are foreign-born in construction.
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Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Over half of the population in Miami-Dade is foreign-born, and Spanish is the main language spoken at home and on the street.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 June 2025
For example, the campaign sent Springsteen, whose fans are predominantly white, to Clarkston, Georgia, where the city’s population is 70% black and 50% foreign-born.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Economists would also reject the idea that U.S.-born or foreign-born worker gains need to come at either group’s expense.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Over half of the population in Miami-Dade is foreign-born, and Spanish is the main language spoken at home and on the street.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 June 2025
For example, the campaign sent Springsteen, whose fans are predominantly white, to Clarkston, Georgia, where the city’s population is 70% black and 50% foreign-born.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 July 2025
Economists would also reject the idea that U.S.-born or foreign-born worker gains need to come at either group’s expense.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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