“A new analysis of government data by @CIS_org shows that in the fourth quarter of 2023 there were 2.7 million more workers — 2.9 million more immigrants (legal and illegal) and 183,000 fewer U.S.-born Americans — than in the fourth quarter of 2019.” https://t.co/yKtZF2Swcq pic.twitter.com/yrt9mhaHLo
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) February 13, 2024
A new report by the Center for Immigration Studies has found that there are 2.7 million more working people in the US as of Q4 2023. But there’s a catch: all of that growth has been captured by immigrants, not US-born Americans. In fact, as of last quarter there are now 2.9 million more immigrants (legal and illegal) that have entered the workforce, but 183,000 fewer American-born workers. Nearly five years on from the pandemic and the number of US-born workers still have not made it back to pre-Covid levels…
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