One in ten Virginians is foreign-born. Among them, 40 per- cent were born in Asia, and 36 percent in Latin America. While the foreign-born may be classifed as immigrants since they have located here from another country, the term “immigrant” does not adequately describe their status in the United States. Foreign-born residents may be naturalized U.S. citizens; permanent residents (“green card” holders); people with valid but temporary student, worker, business or visitor visas; refugees and asylees; and individuals without authorization. They may have lived here for six months or sixty years; speak English well or not at all; work in food preparation or stem cell research. In short, knowing that a person is from another country, or suspecting so because of the individual’s name, color, or ethnic heritage, is insuf- fcient for predicting that person’s citizenship or immigration status.