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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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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.

  • Among the foreign born in 2009, 53% were born in Latin America, 27% in Asia, 13% in Europe, and 7% in other regions of the world.
  

Top answer

The latter.

  • The latter.
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