Nationwide border encounters with illegals under President Joe Biden and his “border czar,” Kamala Harris, have now officially surpassed 10 million.
However, that number does not include the approximately two million gotaways — persons who were directly or indirectly observed unlawfully crossing the border illegally and neither apprehended nor turned back.
What effect do all of these migrants have on the economy, you may wonder.
According to a June poll from the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University, 57% of respondents said an influx of illegal aliens has led to an increase in crime and a strain on resources. Another 55% said illegal immigration leads to a rise in homelessness, 50% said overcrowding, 43% said public health risks, 31% said job market pressure, and 27% said cultural integration challenges. Only 10% said there are no issues.
The August jobs report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows foreign-born workers gained more than 1.2 million jobs over the last year. Unfortunately, native-born Americans lost more than 1.3 million jobs during the same time period.
America truly is the land of opportunity — as long as you weren’t born here.
Fox Business reports on the latest jobs numbers for immigrants. Here’s the start of the story:
The new August jobs report shows employment numbers of U.S.-born workers and foreign-born workers going on two very different trajectories.
Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an arm of the Department of Labor, shows native-born Americans lost more than 1.3 million jobs over the last 12 months, while foreign-born workers gained more than 1.2 million jobs.
The news comes as U.S. job growth picked up in August but missed economists’ expectations, while the unemployment rate changed little.
As of August of this year, there are 129,712,000 native-born workers compared to 131,031,000 in August 2023, meaning a plummeting reduction of 1,319,000 jobs.
In comparison, there were 31,636,000 foreign-born workers in the U.S. as of last month, compared to 30,396,000 in August 2023, a surge of 1,240,000 jobs.
The figures do not differentiate between foreign-born workers who entered the country with authorization, i.e. Green Card holders and those with working visas, and those who entered without prior authorization.
The U.S. has witnessed a surge of immigrants under the Biden-Harris administration, with figures from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing a net gain of more than 9 million immigrants since the end of 2020.