of new york times Mass immigration is a “core tenet of neoliberalism” and is strongly opposed by the domestic working class, which is most affected by the continued influx of millions of foreign workers willing to work for low wages. He admits that he is.
In a lengthy piece detailing the rise of a “new populism,” it is used to describe a growing number of Americans and lawmakers who distrust free-market ideology at all costs, regardless of its impact on household wealth and domestic industry. new york times He points out that mass immigration is an unpopular policy among the working class.
“The core of the neoliberalism that both parties once supported is high immigration.” timesdavid leonhart write:
Neoliberalism calls for freer movement of people, as well as freer movement of goods and capital. Most voters, especially working-class voters, feel differently. The surge in immigrants during Biden’s term, many of them illegal, has become a political liability.And neo-populist legislation is on the verge of becoming law again this year. [Emphasis added]
Thousands of migrants arrive in Ciudad Juarez on a train coming from Chihuahua City this Wednesday afternoon, intending to cross the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on April 24, 2024. (Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Despite populist opposition from working-class voters, President Joe Biden has increased the foreign-born population by 6.6 million people since taking office in late January 2021, increasing the number of annual U.S. births by nearly two years. equivalent to minutes.
The foreign-born population now stands at 51.6 million, the highest in American history. This large influx of foreigners for employment is creating downward pressure on working class wages. the study On the other hand, it shows that housing costs are rising due to reduced demand and job opportunities.
last year, times Similarly, it acknowledged that “the massive influx of workers, including a rebound in immigration, is discouraging wage growth for working-class Americans” and “making it even harder for people on the fringes of the labor market to find stable work with a decent pay.”
During President Biden’s term, Heritage Foundation economist EJ Antoni documented the impact of mass immigration on wages and employment for American-born people. His findings show that while foreign workers have rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of Americans, primarily working and lower-middle class Americans, have fallen to the sidelines of the labor market. He finally showed what he was doing.
“Over the past 12 months, employment among U.S.-born Americans has been essentially flat, with all net job gains coming from foreign-born workers,” Antoni wrote earlier this month.
Over the past 12 months, employment for native-born Americans has been essentially flat, with all of the net job growth going to foreign-born workers. It is important to look at the Y/Y changes in these categories, as the M/M changes can be deceptive because they are not seasonally adjusted. pic.twitter.com/ioNq0LcViW
— Dr. EJ Antoni (@RealEJAntoni) May 3, 2024
Employment for foreign-born workers exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 2021 and fully recovered to pre-pandemic trends, while employment for U.S.-born Americans remained millions of jobs below pre-pandemic trends. , which has remained flat from the previous year. pic.twitter.com/7mr392JzNk
— Dr. EJ Antoni (@RealEJAntoni) May 3, 2024
Additionally, mass immigration is contributing to higher housing costs, which is detrimental to Americans who are becoming first-time homeowners in a competitive market due to increased demand.
last year, times The Canadian province of Ontario recently acknowledged that mass immigration has led to rising rents and housing prices, with local Canadians having to compete for housing with increasing numbers of immigrants.
A 2013 study by the New American Economy, a group funded by Michael Bloomberg that promotes mass immigration, found that: explanation How the importation of tens of millions of immigrants over decades helped raise housing costs for the next generation of home buyers by $3.7 trillion, yet that figure was spun as the creation of “housing wealth.”
Axios and new york magazine He made a similar confession.
Congress has done little to reduce the influx, which includes 1 million new legal immigrants each year, in addition to hundreds of thousands and even millions of newly arrived illegal aliens each year. Yet working-class Americans continue to tell pollsters they want less immigration.
Rasmussen’s latest report investigation We find that nearly half of non-college educated voters want legal immigration levels to be cut by at least half. Only 7% said the U.S. should admit more legal immigrants each year.
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