Recent federal labor statistics show that, in the most current data, net job growth has been concentrated among native-born American workers, Breitbart reports. At the same time, employment among foreign-born workers has been edging lower, marking a shift from earlier periods when job gains were more evenly shared or tilted toward immigrants.
During Joe Biden’s presidency, several analyses argued that foreign-born workers captured a disproportionate share of new jobs, often pointing to millions of additional positions held by migrants compared with more modest gains for native-born Americans.
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration has presented the latest numbers as evidence of a new “golden age” for American workers. Officials highlight that recent net employment gains are going to native-born Americans, calling this a policy success that reverses what years of migrant-led job growth.
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According to Breitbart, the Labor Department responded by posting on X, “Under the Biden administration, most job growth came from government jobs and foreign labor. Now, with [President Trump] at the helm, every single job created has been in the PRIVATE SECTOR for NATIVE-BORN AMERICANS.’”
Supporters of tighter immigration controls argue that the current pattern shows how restricting inflows and enforcing existing laws can redirect job opportunities to citizens without stalling overall employment growth.
According to Breitbart, “Economist E.J. Antoni pointed out that the ‘number of native-born Americans w/ jobs is up 2.6 million over the last 12 months while the number of foreign-born workers employed saw a slight decline.’” He emphasized, “… all of the net job growth this year has gone to Americans.”
According to research from the Center for Immigration Studies, immigrants secured over 4.7 million new jobs during President Biden’s term, while employment among U.S.-born workers grew by only about 645,000, Breitbart reports. In other words, for every job added for an American worker, roughly 7.3 jobs went to migrants.