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Immigrant generations. In sociology, people who permanently resettle to a new country are considered immigrants, regardless of the legal status of their citizenship or residency. [ 1] The United States Census Bureau (USCB) uses the term " generational status " to refer to the place of birth of an individual or an individual's parents.
Undocumented youth in the United States are young people living in the United States without U.S. citizenship or other legal immigration status. An estimated 1.1 million undocumented minors resided in the U.S. as of 2010, making up 16% of the undocumented population of 11 million. [ 1] Undocumented students face unique legal uncertainties and ...
Third culture kids (TCK) or third culture individuals (TCI) are people who were raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of their country of nationality, and also live in a different environment during a significant part of their child development years. [1]
Americanization is the process of an immigrant to the United States becoming a person who shares American culture, values, beliefs, and customs by assimilating into the American nation. [ 1] This process typically involves learning the American English language and adjusting to American culture, values, and customs.
The short film "Translators" about 3 immigrant Latino teens translating for their Spanish-language parents is praised for showing an American experience that has taken place for generations.
In absolute numbers, the United States has by far the highest number of immigrants in the world, with 50,661,149 people as of 2019. [ 1][ 2] This represents 19.1% of the 244 million international migrants worldwide, and 14.4% of the United States' population.
In 1990, Congress created a humanitarian protection that allows abused, abandoned, and neglected young immigrants to receive green cards and launch new, safe lives in the U.S.—in theory.
Second-generation immigrants in the United States are individuals born and raised in the United States who have at least one foreign-born parent. [ 1] Although the term is an oxymoron which is often used ambiguously, this definition is cited by major research centers including the United States Census Bureau and the Pew Research Center. [ 1][ 2]