[GeronL]

pure insanity

[alancarp]

1 out of every SIX job-holders in the US is not an native American by birth.

I'm gonna go a short ways out on a limb and suggest that it's 1 out of every 7 that is not an America citizen... guessing 1 of 8 at the most.

[GeronL]

too bad we can’t pick and choose

There are some Pacific island nations that could use remittances

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

Yet, 92,269,000 Americans 16 and older did not participate in the labor force in August, as the labor force participation rate matched a 36-year low of 62.8 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

[LeoWindhorse]

and as a pre-Revolutionary War U.S. born and raised citizen ;
I am kept at slightly above minimum wages , no benefits , and as part time as possible , in 3 different jobs , so none of the companies have to cover me with any health care , as mandated under the ACA .... meanwhile most immigrants and illegals in our community make upward to $15/hr with benefits or completely under the table with employers not batting an eye about it .

[Jack Hammer]

And the number of Americans out of work who need those jobs would be...?

[lowbridge]

Bump

[Ghost of SVR4]

Cancel the H1-B program immediately.
Close shops who have been caught hiring illeagls on the third finding (heavy penalties for the first two infractions).

[LegendHasIt]

"The BLS does not distinguish between foreign-born individuals who are in the United States legally and those who are here illegally. "

Why the hell not?

(Rhetorical question)