native-born
adjective
na·tive-born
ˈnā-tiv-ˌbȯrn 
: belonging to or associated with a particular place (such as a country) because of being born in that place
a native-born American/Texan
compare natural-born
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During the picking season, his employment rolls can swell to as many as 200 workers, none of whom is native-born and white.
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Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Republicans tend to be religious, rural, native-born, older, male, and less educated.
—Isabel Sawhill, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2021
One factor is immigrants, who made up 30% of the population in 2018 and who tend to have a higher life expectancy than those who are native-born, therefore positively contributing to national life expectancy.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
Displaced migrants have higher employment rates than the native-born.
—Eduardo Porter, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
That’s in keeping with long-standing statistical realities: immigrants, by and large, commit crimes at lower rates than the native-born.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2024
Some constitutional clauses, like the requirement that the President be native-born, are rules, but many, like the equal-protection clause (the only reference to equality in the entire document), are principles.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
On nearly every question, there was little gap between Latinos who are English-dominant and Latinos who prefer Spanish — a stand-in of sorts for the native-born and immigrants.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
That far outpaces the next closest states at retaining their native-born.
—Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
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Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025
Republicans tend to be religious, rural, native-born, older, male, and less educated.
—Isabel Sawhill, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2021
One factor is immigrants, who made up 30% of the population in 2018 and who tend to have a higher life expectancy than those who are native-born, therefore positively contributing to national life expectancy.
—New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2024
Displaced migrants have higher employment rates than the native-born.
—Eduardo Porter, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
That’s in keeping with long-standing statistical realities: immigrants, by and large, commit crimes at lower rates than the native-born.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2024
Some constitutional clauses, like the requirement that the President be native-born, are rules, but many, like the equal-protection clause (the only reference to equality in the entire document), are principles.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
On nearly every question, there was little gap between Latinos who are English-dominant and Latinos who prefer Spanish — a stand-in of sorts for the native-born and immigrants.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
That far outpaces the next closest states at retaining their native-born.
—Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
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“Native-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native-born. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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