The influx of foreign-born workers over the last few years has contributed to a drop in both job opportunities and wages among native-born Americans, according to one expert.
The recent influx of legal and illegal migrant workers is causing a dramatic shift in the U.S. jobs market, making it harder for low-skilled, native-born Americans to begin their careers. "The influx of foreigners, that’s having a couple effects, one of which would be to keep native-born Americans out of the workforce," E.J. Antoni, a public finance economist and research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told FOX Business.
The FOX Business report also points to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which estimates that close to 30 million foreign-born workers are currently employed in the United States, including those authorized to be in the country and those not. By comparison, roughly 131.1 million native-born workers are currently employed, meaning foreign workers account for close to a quarter of the current workforce.
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