Although President Joe Biden praises the state of the economy under his administration, polls constantly reveal that Americans are unhappy with the state of the economy, possibly as a result of, according to economist E. J. Antoni,” the economy has only been adding work that are held by foreign-born workers while native-born Americans are losing jobs.”
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS), foreign-born Americans added 637, 000 jobs year over year, while native-born Americans lost roughly 299, 000.
The BLS recognizes that some foreign-born employees are also illegal immigrants.
” It’s possible that both studies will feature at least some illegal immigrants. But, neither the establishment nor the household survey are intended to determine the legal standing of workers, according to the BLS, adding that they have no idea how many employees who were born in the United States are illegal.
In a post on X, Antoni noted that “numbers of native-born jobs are held by more foreigners than [ February of 2020] and back to trend, while non-native-born work is not only thousands below pre-pandemic trend, but even below pre-pandemic levels.”
The remaining has attempted to portray the removal of American jobs by foreign-born employees as “propelling the market.”
According to PBS News, illegal immigrants are somehow to blame for saving the business because they frequently violate the law to enter and had meritless hospital claims.
” The fresh arrivals were sorely needed by hundreds of companies. After a pandemic crisis, the market and consumer investing had recovered. Businesses were having trouble finding enough employees to keep up with consumer orders.
However, their production value is undoubtedly impacted by the discharge on the economy, Antoni told The Federalist.
When people make claims about how illegal immigration has benefited the US economy, they are constantly referring to things like” Here are all the jobs they do.” They never mention all the expenses that improper immigration imposes, according to Antoni.
These individuals are using disaster areas and never making medical payments. These individuals are paying taxes to fund the education of their children in public universities. Illegal immigrants are imposing serious and significant fees”, he continued. Another significant another is “housing.” Where are these 12+ million improper creatures staying? They are staying in apartments and houses, which means they are increasing the demand and raising book prices. You may say that they are boosting the economy while also lowering prices significantly.
The jobs review even showed that full- day jobs decreased by 625, 000 when compared to April, while component- time employed workers grew by 286, 000. In comparison to April, there were at least 16, 000 more employees reportedly working at least two work.
The Biden administration has touted a” strong labour market”, but job increases were largely concentrated in health care, state, and luxury and kindness.
Antoni stated in a post on X that there are “millions of people missing from the labor market” who are not included in the unemployment rate, even though the unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.0 %. If those people are included, unemployment suddenly jumps anywhere between 6.5 % and 8.0 % “depending on methodology”.
There are 5.7 million people, according to the BLS, who are” not in the labor force” but” currently want a job.”
According to BLS,” These individuals were not deemed to be unemployed because they were not actively looking for work during the four weeks prior to the survey” or were unable to take a job.
” Before the pandemic, this number was actually trending down”, Antoni explained to The Federalist. ” It peaked in 2018 and because the labor market was so strong in 2018/2019, that number was trending down. In other words, people who had previously left the labor force were re-entry because it was essentially so simple to get jobs — good paying, blue collar jobs — and that not only are we well above the pre-pandemic level, but also we are way above the pre-pandemic trend in terms of people leaving the labor force.
Brianna Lyman is a correspondent for The Federalist on elections.
