Sentences with phrase «generation immigrant population»

I just gave my daughter - in - law, who is principal of an elementary school with a largely Mexican first generation immigrant population, and who has twin 11 - month - old sons, instructions on how to do a «clean room re-entry into their home.

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Over two - thirds of the millennial population in Toronto and Vancouver are first or second - generation immigrants, and 39 % are Asian.

As immigrants and subsequent generations born in America become a larger segment of the population, they have worked hard to become part of the melting pot while also holding onto the aspects of their cultural heritage they hold dear.

The 25th Council District, which includes Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and part of Rego Park, has a population that is 53 percent first − generation immigrants.

Many ethnic minorities are coming to Canada, and most of the population is second and third generation immigrants.

While first - and second - generation immigrant children are the fastest - growing segment of the U.S. population under the age of 15, their needs are often lost in the debate over services for immigrants, concludes a report from a National Academy of Sciences panel.

Some European countries with large immigrant populations — such as Switzerland and Lichtenstein — are more successful than the United States in educating immigrant students, particularly in the second generation.

Among many immigrant populations from other language groups, even those who arrived generations ago, Saturdays are reserved for children to learn their home language, be it Greek, Italian, Chinese, Arabic or any other language represented in this linguistically diverse city.

Recent immigrants and their offspring (foreign - born + first and second generations of immigrants) make up over 10 % of the population of France, including 8.7 % of Muslims.

That this is caused by environmental factors is underscored by the fact that immigrant populations retain their country of origin's risks of reproductive health only for the first generation.

There is some indication that immigrant populations in these countries hold similar values to their Asian and Latin mainland counterparts.47, 15 Yet, for some youth, there appear to be generational and acculturation effects, whereby later generations are more acculturated to mainstream Westernized culture than previous generations.