In sociology, people who permanently resettle to a new country are considered immigrants, regardless of the legal status of their citizenship or residency. The United States Census Bureau uses the term "generational status" to refer to the place of birth of an individual or an individual's parents.

What is a third generation immigrant?

The third generation denotes U.S.-born individuals with two U.S.-born parents but at least one foreign-born grandparent. These immigrant generations are defined with respect to the specific Hispanic and Asian source countries that we analyze here.

What does 3rd generation mean?

Persons in the third generation are those who have both U.S.-born parents, but one or more foreign-born grandparents. ... Persons in the second generation are those who were born in the United States but at least one parent was born abroad.