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foreign-born
[ fawr-in-bawrn, for- ]
adjective
- born in a country other than that in which one resides.
Word History and Origins
Origin of foreign-born1
Example Sentences
Employment rates for native- and foreign-born residents fell by similar levels, indicating that immigrants aren’t taking jobs from Americans.
Meanwhile, Harris promises to uphold and strengthen the H-2A visa system — the national program that enables agricultural producers to hire foreign-born workers for seasonal work.
As mentioned above, roughly 11 million of the 47 million or so foreign-born residents of the U.S. are believed to be unauthorized.
According to the National Restaurant Association, approximately 23% of restaurant workers are foreign-born, as are nearly half of the nation’s farm laborers.
And the number of foreign-born workers who rely on this type of visa has grown.
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