An immigrant is defined as a foreign born individual that may or my not be a citizen, The foregn born status of a child is determined by the child's status an not the status of either parent. A child may be born in the United States and still reside in an immigrant family. These types of families must have at least one foreign born parent. In 2014, 24% of the United States population was comprised of children living in immigrant families for a total of 17,926,000. 79,000 where noted in Louisiana, 1,485,000 in New York, 2,378,000 in Texas, and 4,338,000 in California. 61% of the immigrants document for 2014 were of Latin American origins, 24% Asian, 8% European, and 5% African. Also 7,300,000 of the immigrant children population live in homes where the parents and/or families where the parent are not yet citizens of the United States. A mere 3% of of the documented immigrant parents have been in the country over five years for a total of 502,000.
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4,763,000 children of immigrant families live in homes where the family lacks employment, and 17,299,000 U.S. born children live in homes where their parents lack secure employment. In this instance, this means that parents have worked less than 35 hours per week. 6,723,000 children in immigrant families reside in low income families with full time employment, and 12,149,000 U.S. born children reside in the same types of homes. At least one parent in these householdes work a minimum of fifty hours per
4,763,000 children of immigrant families live in homes where the family lacks employment, and 17,299,000 U.S. born children live in homes where their parents lack secure employment. In this instance, this means that parents have worked less than 35 hours per week. 6,723,000 children in immigrant families reside in low income families with full time employment, and 12,149,000 U.S. born children reside in the same types of homes. At least one parent in these householdes work a minimum of fifty hours per