Fox Business correspondent Grady Trimble has the latest data on President Donald Trump on “The Evening Edit”.
The latest labor data suggest that American workers were the main beneficiaries of laboratory In the midst of the Trump administration’s repression against illegal immigration.
The report on jobs in the labor department for the month of June has shown that the number of workers born abroad Decreased by 348,000 compared to May – while the number of workers born abroad has decreased by more than 543,000 jobs since January.
On the other hand, the number of workers born in the United States increased from 830,000 from May to June, and is also greater than 2 million more than when the second Trump administration started in January.
More than 75 employers took curriculum vitae and spoke to new potential hirings during a career fair in Lake Forest, California, Wednesday, February 21, 2024. (Paul Bersebach / Medianews Group / Orange County Register via Getty Images / Getty Images)
This is a greater change in the composition of the workforce compared to last year during the Biden administration, when workers born abroad won 1.025 million jobs and workers born in the country took 1,099 million jobs during the same period.
Employment growth increased in June despite economic uncertainty
THE White House Trump presented the figures in a press statement after the June Jobs report was published.
“For the fourth consecutive month, the job numbers have been hoping for market expectations with nearly 150,000 good jobs created in June,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“Workers born in the United States have taken into account all the employment gains since President Trump took office and that wages continue to increase,” said Leavitt, adding that “the economy is in full swing” and will accelerate further after the adoption of Big Beautiful Bill Act.
“Workers of American origin have taken into account all the employment gains since President Trump took office and that wages continue to increase,” said the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. (Samuel Corm / Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Social security insolvency could accelerate with illegal immigration repression
Trump administration quickly increased the deportations of unauthorized immigrants, while fear of immigration raids at workplace has led to an increase in absenteeism among workers abroad.
A report of Bloomberg News Last month, unauthorized immigrants said approximately 5% of the workforce and are likely to work in industries faced with persistent labor shortages, such as the construction and processing of food. He noted that certain farms and other companies find it difficult to find workers as absenteeism has increased in response to raids.
Construction workers in New York. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images / Getty Images)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which compiles the monthly reports of the jobs of the Labor Department, does not assess workers’ immigration status, and therefore the reports probably include unauthorized immigrants in data.
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Although the household survey used by BLS is the difference between workers born abroad and the native, he does not ask questions about legal status – which means that the drop in workers born abroad could also affect those who were born abroad and have legal authorization to work in the United States
