August 19, 2016
CAN WE WALL OUT THE NATIVES?:
America's immigrant economy: more work, less pay (Patrick Gillespie, 8/19/16, CNNMoney)
Immigrants in America work more, search for jobs more and get paid way less than native-born U.S. citizens.They're a big chunk of the U.S. job market too. Documented and undocumented immigrants make up nearly 20% of America's labor force, according to a report by Goldman Sachs (GS).Immigrants have a lower unemployment rate (4.3%) than native-born U.S. citizens (4.9%). They also participate more in the economy, meaning they're either working or looking for work.But they make far less than native-born citizens. Immigrants weekly income is about $681. Native-born Americans earn $837 a week, according to Goldman.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 19, 2016 8:22 PM