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Universities also rely on the program, and in 2021, one study estimated that more than a fifth of college faculty members were foreign-born.
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven percent of Californians are foreign-born.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Nearly one in five STEM workers nationwide are foreign-born, as are 43 percent of doctoral-level scientists and engineers in the United States.
—Javier Palomarez, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Boston has a robust immigrant population, with more than 28% of its residents being foreign-born as of 2021.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven percent of Californians are foreign-born.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Nearly one in five STEM workers nationwide are foreign-born, as are 43 percent of doctoral-level scientists and engineers in the United States.
—Javier Palomarez, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Boston has a robust immigrant population, with more than 28% of its residents being foreign-born as of 2021.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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