foreign-born
Not native here
Foreign-born describes someone born in a country other than the one where they currently live or hold citizenship: foreign-born workers, the foreign-born population.
The term appears frequently in immigration statistics and demographic research.
It's neutral and factual, distinguishing place of birth from current nationality or residence.
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- newcomerRecent arrival somewhere
settler · transplant · visa · documentation · undocumented · first-generation · arrival · border
Status as state member
- naturalizedGiven citizenship status
- oathFormal binding promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
swearing-in · ceremony · pledge · constitution · eligibility · application · renunciation · rights
Citizen living abroad
- émigréOne who left home
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
bilingual · heritage · homeland · roots · ancestry · belonging · otherness · accent
Hatred of outsiders
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
bias · scapegoating · anti-immigrant · exclusion · marginalization · profiling · birthright · second-class
All inhabitants combined
- censusOfficial population count
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- workforceAll available workers
labor · contribution · entrepreneurship · taxation · remittances · brain-gain · diversity · representation
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- migrantOne who relocates
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
newcomer · settler · transplant · visa · documentation · undocumented · first-generation · arrival · border · customs
citizenship
Status as state member
- naturalizedGiven citizenship status
- oathFormal binding promise
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
passport · swearing-in · ceremony · pledge · constitution · eligibility · application · renunciation · rights · duties
expat
Citizen living abroad
- émigréOne who left home
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- hyphenatedLinked by a dash
bicultural · bilingual · heritage · homeland · roots · ancestry · belonging · otherness · accent · assimilation
xenophobia
Hatred of outsiders
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
prejudice · bias · scapegoating · anti-immigrant · exclusion · marginalization · profiling · birthright · second-class · belonging
population
All inhabitants combined
- censusOfficial population count
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- percentageProportion out of hundred
workforce · labor · contribution · entrepreneurship · taxation · remittances · brain-gain · diversity · representation · generational
- Canadian demographicspopulation, immigrants, First Nations, Inuit, Metis
- immigrant literatureimmigrant stories, displacement, cultural memory, belonging, assimilation
- first-generationimmigrant, pioneer, settler, founding member, early arrival
foreign-bornnative-born
Born in referenced place
native · homegrown · local · born and raised · native son
foreign-bornindigenous
Originating in a region
autochthonous · native · aboriginal · ancestral · rooted