A large portion of foreign-born residents of the United States:
a. work in service-producing and blue-collar sectors.
b. reside in rural areas.
c. have a high school education.
d. are refugees and nonimmigrants.
ANS: A
Two-thirds of the foreign-born population lives in or around major metropolitan areas and works in mainly service-producing and blue-collar sectors. They are also more likely to be poorer. The majority of foreign born are legal immigrants (85%). More than 54% of the foreign-born adults in the labor force have completed high school, which would not be considered a large portion.
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