Under President Trump, native-born employment has increased by more than 2 million, while foreign-born employment has declined by over half a million! pic.twitter.com/8AYV3l28mn
— GOP (@GOP) July 9, 2025
Mass deportation efforts have led to a shift in hiring practices. American citizens are filling roles that were once reserved for migrants. Similar to the Civil War logic of the Democrats of that age, critics of deportation efforts claim that no one will be around to work for slave wages. Employers are now hiring American citizens to fill those same roles.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the number of foreign-born workers increased by 20% under the Biden Administration. Around 130.4 million native-born Americans were employed in May, the BLS reported, marking an astounding 4.5 million increase since May 2021, shortly after Biden opened the borders. Around 30.9 million foreign-born held jobs in May, which is still up 5.1 million from May 2021 and 637,000 since May 2023.
Half of ALL hires for fiscal year 2024, which started on October 1, went to immigrants. Standard Chartered estimated that around 170,000 immigrants per month received employment documents from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. They also stated that 64% of foreigners in America are currently employed, which translates to approximately 109,000 migrants per month. Last year, before Trump took office, foreigners held over 800,000 of the 3.1 million jobs created, accounting for more than 25% of new hires.
Only 16% of the US population is foreign-born. The number of jobs that went to those who crossed into the country is staggering. Since January 2025, over 2 million Americans have been able to find employment again, while 543,000 foreign-born workers have left the workforce.
Democrats are continuing to fight ICE and deportation efforts. This is one of the main reasons. Support for deportation remains high among American citizens, many of whom were struggling to find employment as they required higher wages. Without a doubt, the migrant crisis increased the level of unemployment for Americans, and it is a flat-out lie that employers would face a mass labor shortage without migrant workers.
