Report: ICE surges have triggered massive job losses—including among Americans
phys.org
Since January 2025, the Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement. A key rationale for the policy is that it will open up jobs for Americans by reducing competition from undocumented immigrants.
  • NM_Gringo@lemmy.world
    311·
    12 hours ago

    But I thought all those illegal immigrants were stealing American jobs while getting welfare and voting.

  • panthera_@lemmy.today
    2·
    8 hours ago

    Something is going on very strange. Last month the economy added 172,000 jobs while unemployment remained at 4.3%.

    • Town@lemmy.zip
      2·
      7 hours ago

      The break even rate for unemployment is complicated and shifts arrive. Immigration, deaths, Labor force participation, who gets counted as employed or unemployed, etc all factor in.

      Ballpark 150k is about 0.1% of employed Americans currently.

      They are fucking with the numbers though.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    143·
    13 hours ago

    Who cares? This country has to be filled only with wypipo and if the unwashed masses have to starve to do it, that is just a price the super-rich are willing to have you pay.