What does it mean to say one in four Canadians have come to the country as an immigrant, assuming that far fewer are Native Americans?

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Follow up question: at what generation are you no longer an immigrant: is second generation immigrant a contradiction?

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Yes, “second generation immigrant” is a contradiction, but it is also a useful term to highlight that children of immigrants are often different from people whose families have been in Canada for several generations. For example, a child of immigrants might not speak English or French at home, which can make it more difficult to learn those languages.