CIS: ALL JOB GAINS SINCE 2000 HAVE GONE TO IMMIGRANTS

CIS: ALL JOB GAINS SINCE 2000 HAVE GONE TO IMMIGRANTS

All net job gains since 2000 in the United States have gone to immigrant workers, according to a new study from the Center for Immigration Studies. Using government data, the study found that the number of working immigrants (both legal and illegal) has increased by 5.7 million since 2000, but the number of working native-born Americans has decreased by 127,000 over the same period.

The study also found that native-born Americans accounted for two-thirds of all population growth since 2000, causing the number of working-age Americans not in the labor force to increase by 17 million from 2000 to 2014.

The findings confirm that high levels of immigration do have a negative impact on employment levels for native-born Americans. It also contradicts arguments made by open-border groups that increased immigration creates jobs for American workers.

CIS issued the study to coincide with the one-year anniversary of S.744 passing in the Senate.

Also today, Gallup released a new survey finding that the plurality of Americans support lower immigration levels. In fact, the survey found that across all three political groups -- Republicans, Independents, and Democrats -- more Americans support lowering immigration levels than increasing them. telling them about both the CIS study and the poll.

CHRIS CHMIELENSKI

FRI, JUNE 27th