Hi~ In the following sentences, what could the phrase "the foreign born in 2009" refer to?
23% of U.S. students ? OR 5% who were foreign born themselves ?
Thanks~
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In 2009, 23% of U.S. students had at least one foreign-born parent; this includes the 5% who were foreign born themselves and the 18% who were born here with at least one foreign-born parent.
The latter.
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