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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An immigrant is someone who were born outside the country but then moved into the country during their lifetime. The kids of immigrants are not considered immigrants. Most of the immigrants to Canada are from developed countries so you would not notice most of them.