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First-generation immigrants are the first foreign-born family members to gain citizenship or permanent residency in the country. [2] People beyond the first generation are not "immigrants" in the strictest sense of the word and, depending on local laws, may have received citizenship from birth.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, first-generation immigrants are the first foreign-born family members to gain citizenship or permanent residency in the country.
A person who is a first-generation immigrant is defined as one who is born outside of the United States. 1.5-generation immigrants are individuals who came to the United States as children. Second-generation immigrants are born in the United States but have parents who are born abroad.
A move from one country to another can affect a family for generations to come, according to Tomás R. Jiménez, a professor of sociology at Stanford. American influences and peer pressure can affect how strongly a first generation American identifies with their cultural background.
In most definitions, first-generation Americans are the first of a foreign-born family who attained American citizenship. This means that they’re likely to be people who immigrated to America as adults.
The first generation refers to those who are foreign born. The second generation refers to those with at least one foreign-born parent. The third-and-higher generation includes those with two U.S. native parents.
Today, European, Canadian and other North American immigrants tend to be older, with a median age of 53 and 54 respectively in 2018. Mexican immigrants are among the youngest, with a median age of 43. The age distribution of the U.S.-born population has also transformed.
Although trauma and stress are common in first-generation immigrants, children born in the U.S. to immigrant parents have even higher rates of mental illness than their parents — an experience known as the “immigrant paradox.” This is an area that continues to be studied, but several possible explanations have been explored.
A portion of the population identifies as first-generation American because they were born after their parents immigrated to the United States. Many first-generation Americans grow up embracing their parents’ customs and ideals, as well as adapting to the American lifestyle.
Both Gharib and Nguyễn join us this hour to share their stories and to discuss what it means to be a first-generation American in 2020. Our guests: Malaka Gharib, author of "I Was Their...