Total U.S. employment in March reached about 161.5 million people, about 3 million more than its pre-pandemic peak. BLS household survey. Not surprisingly, President Biden makes a lot of noise about this. What his staff never tells him, or what he conveniently forgets, is that about 3.3 million of the new hires are foreign-born.
That is correct. In fact, the total number of employed U.S.-born Americans is down 300,000 compared to pre-pandemic levels.
Indeed, among the 3.3 million foreign-born people currently working in the United States, some are naturalized citizens and some remain in the United States as lawful permanent residents, also known as “green card” holders. There are some people, but a significant number, probably the majority, reside in the United States. into the country illegally.
This must be mostly true. According to general estimates, Approximately 10 million people He entered the United States illegally under Biden’s open borders policy. While some may have left the country again, millions remain in the United States. Although some people turn to crime to support themselves, it is true that the majority of people need to work to survive.
The proposition that much of the recent U.S. employment growth reflects undocumented workers finding work is intuitive in obvious respects, but it raises several questions. first, BLS explains investigation process, addresses, rather than individuals or families, are selected for investigation. Initial interviews are typically conducted in person at that address, followed by telephone surveys of the same respondents over the next three months.
How likely is it that a person within the country would illegally voluntarily provide extensive personal and demographic information to a government agency? Such illegal activity would require immediate arrest and deportation. A high degree of confidence is required. Under the Biden administration, that confidence will remain intact.
The second question concerns the employers of these individuals. Under federal law, Employers are supposed to screen job applicants To confirm that an individual is eligible to work in the United States. This includes presenting appropriate identification such as a driver’s license, passport, or photo ID card. Failure to carry out this check responsibly may result in criminal charges being brought against the employer and lead to imprisonment of up to six months.
Given that millions of people in the country work illegally to support themselves, many employers ignore laws regarding unauthorized workers. If your employer thought you might get caught, why would you risk going to jail? They didn’t. These employers know that Joe has made it clear to Immigration and Customs Enforcement that with open borders, we need to find a better way.
Joe Biden, like many politicians these days, likes to talk about bringing jobs to the country. This means that these jobs were held by foreigners overseas. Key data suggests he has had some success, except that the jobs he brought back from Mexico, Venezuela, and China are now filled by Mexicans, Venezuelans, and Chinese in the United States. ing. Born in Native American? There aren’t that many.
All apply. Borders are open, workers in the country illegally are subject to lengthy government investigations because there is little fear of deportation, employers illegally hire illegal workers, and ICE is overwhelmed by conflicts over borders and employers.
Another piece of the puzzle fits perfectly. Biden can’t understand why his own polls with voters are so low. Didn’t he fund the nearby bridge, as former Biden adviser Ron Klain laments? In addition to a lack of border security and household incomes ravaged by inflation, Biden could add declining employment for native-born Americans to the list of explanations. If only illegal aliens could vote… oops.
J.D. Foster is the former Chief Economist of the Office of Management and Budget and the former Chief Economist and Executive Vice Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He now lives relatively freely in the hills of Idaho.
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