mad1961
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Immigrants never took anybody's jobs. But the term immigrant, specifically the term illegal immigrant, is the latest right-wing racial dog whistle. The right forever plays the race card then lies about it. After all, they think that because they do specifically say the name of a race that they are fooling people. Again, the right is very adept at the use of plausible deniability. However, the wages of Trump/MAGA is death. In this case, it's the death of jobs and the American economy.
One of the Trump Administration's central lies—that immigrants "take jobs" from U.S.-born workers— reinforces its escalating, harmful actions against immigrant communities. The data tell a different story. The BLS tracks unemployment for U.S.-born and foreign-born workers. As shown below in this month’s indicator chart, these rates rise and fall together. The rates have tracked closely over the last twenty years, going through the same peaks and troughs.
What does this tell us? The data suggest that foreign-born and U.S.-born workers aren't in competition; instead, their unemployment rates tend to rise and fall together. If anything, immigrants sustain jobs growth by filling labor shortages in essential but undervalued sectors like agriculture, construction, and care work. When immigration slows, the whole economy suffers. Declines in immigration have put a strain on overall GDP growth and have slowed job growth in industries that heavily depend on immigrant labor. In other words, scapegoating immigrants doesn't just hurt immigrant communities—it undermines everyone's economic well-being.
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October Indicators: Workers are Losing Out, But It's Not Because of Immigrants
Typically, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) releases its monthly jobs report the first Friday of the month, providing the latest figures on unemployment and job growth. But with the government shutdown, these numbers are on hold, leaving policymakers, businesses and the public without critical insight into the state of the labor market. Without reliable data, the risk of misjudging the state of the economy rises, making it harder for decision makers to respond effectively and increasing the likelihood of costly errors. Beyond delaying key economic data, the shutdown directly affects hundreds of thousands of federal employees, many of whom are furloughed or working without pay for the duration of the shutdown, creating real economic strain for government workers. At the same time, the BLS is being threatened by the current administration. These pressures come in the wake of the Trump Administration's escalating anti-immigrant agenda that actively targets immigrant communities, which could further distort economic outcomes.One of the Trump Administration's central lies—that immigrants "take jobs" from U.S.-born workers— reinforces its escalating, harmful actions against immigrant communities. The data tell a different story. The BLS tracks unemployment for U.S.-born and foreign-born workers. As shown below in this month’s indicator chart, these rates rise and fall together. The rates have tracked closely over the last twenty years, going through the same peaks and troughs.
What does this tell us? The data suggest that foreign-born and U.S.-born workers aren't in competition; instead, their unemployment rates tend to rise and fall together. If anything, immigrants sustain jobs growth by filling labor shortages in essential but undervalued sectors like agriculture, construction, and care work. When immigration slows, the whole economy suffers. Declines in immigration have put a strain on overall GDP growth and have slowed job growth in industries that heavily depend on immigrant labor. In other words, scapegoating immigrants doesn't just hurt immigrant communities—it undermines everyone's economic well-being.
October Indicators: Workers are Losing Out, But It's Not Because of Immigrants | Demos
Structural imbalances—not immigrants—are what keeps working people from seeing their fair share of economic gains.
