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Foreign-born members of Congress

Some members of Congress were born outside the United States or its territories, including countries such as Japan, India, and Cuba

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Who in Congress or the Senate are foreign born ?

A small but persistent minority of members of Congress were born outside the present-day United States; counts vary by methodology but recent authoritative tallies show a handful of naturalized lawmak...