Data shows migrants aren’t taking jobs from Black or Hispanic people, despite what Trump says

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1. Are they all just opening taco stands then? What are they doing if they aren’t taking jobs? 

2. Yeah they are.

3. 15-20 million illegal immigrants in the country. Trust us bro, they aren’t taking anyone’s jobs or driving down any wages. Here’s a line graph.

4. Immigrants are actually job creators, not job takers. They’re more likely to start businesses (create jobs), fill labor shortages (such as building more housing per capita), and contribute to economic growth.

5. Not only are they taking jobs from American’s but they are consuming benefits and housing even. Get real.

6. Pretty much everything Trump says is bullshit, so he has amazing consistency.

   Migrants are generally taking jobs that no citizen wants. Trump is just too stupid to see that. I don’t even think this is another lie from him..just a hallucination.

7. Lol ok

8. This is pro tier delusional behavior. Even for this sub which is generally over the top delusional already. 👍🏻

9. The important parts of the article:

   “… The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey data shows that as of 2023, native-born Black workers are most predominantly employed in management and financial operations, sales and office support roles, while native-born Latino workers are most often employed in management, office support, sales and service occupations.

   Foreign-born, noncitizen Black workers are most often represented in transportation and health care support roles, and foreign-born, noncitizen Hispanic workers are most often represented in construction, building and grounds cleaning.

   ….

   Are immigrants taking native-born workers’ jobs?

   Economists who study immigrant labor’s impact on the economy say that people who are in the U.S. illegally are not taking native citizens’ jobs, because the roles that these immigrant workers take on are most often positions that native workers are unwilling to fill, such as agriculture and food processing jobs.

   Giovanni Peri, a labor economist at the University of California, Davis, conducted research that explores the impact of the 1980 influx of Cuban immigrants in Miami (the so-called Mariel Boatlift) on Black workers’ employment. The study determined that the wages of Miami’s Black and Hispanic workers moved above those in other cities that did not have a surge of immigrant workers.

   …..

   “Many of my workers are retiring, and their kids are not going to come into construction and the trades,” Marek said. He added that the U.S. needs an identification system that addresses national security concerns so those who are in the country illegally can work.

   “There’s not enough blue-collar labor here,” he said.

   Data also shows when there are not enough workers to fill these roles, firms will automate their jobs with machines and technology investments, rather than turn to native workers.

   …..

   How would mass deportations affect the economy?
   Trump has said he would focus on rounding up migrants by deploying the National Guard, whose troops can be activated on orders of a governor.

   Peri says a deportation program would cost the U.S. up to a trillion dollars and would result in massive losses to the U.S. economy. The cost of food and other basic items would soar.“

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   I do see some eyebrow raising issues with this article. Fundamentally I do think it’s BS that we, the children of immigrants, would want to pull up the golden ladder behind ourselves so others can’t have the same opportunities. I do fully believe that we are a sovereign country that deserves to know whose here, but our existing immigration and visa laws are broken and this is a serious issue.

   But I just can’t take Republicans’ whining about the border seriously because they tanked their own border bill, on Trump’s order, so he’d have something to campaign on:
   https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4443032-crenshaw-hits-gop-colleagues-opposed-to-border-deal-the-height-of-stupidity/amp/
   It makes sense. Imagine Trump’s rallies today if he couldn’t complain about immigrants.

10. no need to take jobs when you can get housing/phone/healthcare/income for free.

11. ‘Data’ shows? Let’s see the manipulated data. I call BS.

12. What the f do they do for a living then if they aren’t taking any jobs?