Between 2001 and 2008, a smaller number of persons entered the United States than in the previous decade (Office of Immi¬gration Statistics, 2008). It is estimated that the U.S. popula¬tion consists of 33 million who are foreign-born, accounting for 12% of the total population (Congress of the United States, 2004). Foreign-born refers to all residents who were not U.S. cit¬izens at birth, regardless of their current legal or citizen status