Last weeks executive action leaves about six million of the estimated 11 million undocumented Latinos vulnerable to deportation, and grants only three-year protection to beneficiaries.
The article ended with numbers.. here's some more from the U.S. Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS 2013
The foreign born include legally-admitted immigrants, refugees, temporary residents such as students and temporary workers, and undocumented immigrants.
Highlights from the 2013 data:
- In 2013, there were 25.3 million foreign-born persons in the U.S. labor force, comprising 16.3 percent of the total. (See table 1.)
- Hispanics accounted for 47.8 percent of the foreign-born labor force in 2013 and Asians accounted for 24.3 percent. (See table 1.) (Data in this news release for persons who are white, black, or Asian do not include those of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. Data on persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity are presented separately.)
- Foreign-born workers were more likely than native-born workers to be employed in service occupations and less likely to be employed in management, professional, and related occupations and in sales and office occupations. (See table 4.)
- The median usual weekly earnings of foreign-born full-time wage and salary workers were $643 in 2013, compared with $805 for their native-born counterparts. (See table 5.) (Differences in earnings reflect a variety of factors, including variations in the distributions of foreign-born and native-born workers by educational attainment, occupation, industry, and geographic region.)
In 2013, foreign-born mothers with children under 18 years old were less likely to be labor force participants than were native-born mothers59.7 percent versus 72.7 percent. Labor force participation differences between foreign-born and native-born mothers were greater among those with younger children than among those with older children. The labor force participation rate of foreign-born mothers with children under age 6 was 51.2 percent in 2013, much lower than that for native-born mothers with children under age 6, at 67.4 percent. Among women with children under age 3, the participation rate for the foreign born (46.7 percent) was 18.2 percentage points below that for nativeborn mothers (64.9 percent). The labor force participation rates of foreign-born and native-born fathers with children under age 18 were similar, at 93.6 percent and 92.6 percent, respectively. (See table 2.)
Formerly "undocumented immigrants" now (soon to be) legal residents and eligible for all government benefits "for the children." Ain't America wonderful? Again.. these Census / BLS data do not distinguish legal immigrants from ILLEGAL "immigrants".
Characteristic
2012
2013
Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
FOREIGN
BORN
With own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population
14,796
6,896
7,901
14,838
6,886
7,952
..Civilian labor force
11,229
6,466
4,763
11,189
6,442
4,747
....Participation rate
75.9
93.8
60.3
75.4
93.6
59.7
....Employed
10,378
6,063
4,315
10,494
6,114
4,380
.........Employment-population ratio
70.1
87.9
54.6
70.7
88.8
55.1
....Unemployed
851
403
448
695
328
367
.........Unemployment rate
7.6
6.2
9.4
6.2
5.1
7.7
With own children 6 to 17,
none younger
Civilian noninstitutional population
7,896
3,576
4,319
8,003
3,622
4,381
..Civilian labor force
6,223
3,326
2,897
6,265
3,347
2,918
....Participation rate
78.8
93.0
67.1
78.3
92.4
66.6
....Employed
5,753
3,115
2,638
5,870
3,167
2,703
.......Employment-population ratio
72.9
87.1
61.1
73.3
87.4
61.7
....Unemployed
469
211
259
395
180
215
......Unemployment rate
7.5
6.3
8.9
6.3
5.4
7.4
With own children under 6
Civilian noninstitutional population
6,901
3,319
3,581
6,835
3,264
3,572
...Civilian labor force
5,006
3,140
1,865
4,924
3,094
1,829
....Participation rate
72.5
94.6
52.1
72.0
94.8
51.2
....Employed
4,625
2,948
1,677
4,624
2,947
1,677
......Employment-population ratio
67.0
88.8
46.8
67.7
90.3
47.0
....Unemployed
381
192
189
299
147
152
......Unemployment rate
7.6
6.1
10.1
6.1
4.8
8.3
With own children under 3
Civilian noninstitutional population
3,828
1,864
1,964
3,736
1,809
1,927
..Civilian labor force
2,697
1,772
925
2,614
1,715
899
....Participation rate
70.5
95.1
47.1
70.0
94.8
46.7
....Employed
2,497
1,671
827
2,464
1,638
826
......Employment-population ratio
65.2
89.6
42.1
66.0
90.6
42.9
....Unemployed
200
101
98
150
77
74
....Unemployment rate
7.4
5.7
10.6
5.7
4.5
8.2
With no own children under 18
Civilian noninstitutional population
22,930
11,469
11,461
23,324
11,657
11,667
..Civilian labor force
13,797
7,958
5,840
14,139
8,173
5,966
....Participation rate
60.2
69.4
51.0
60.6
70.1
51.1
....Employed
12,628
7,279
5,348
13,087
7,563
5,524
......Employment-population ratio
55.1
63.5
46.7
56.1
64.9
47.4
....Unemployed
1,170
679
491
1,052
610
442
....Unemployment rate
8.5
8.5
8.4
7.4
7.5
7.4
..
2012
2013
Total
Men
Women
Total
Men
Women
NATIVE
BORN
..
50,823
22,048
28,776
50,546
22,061
28,486
..
41,525
20,488
21,037
41,145
20,427
20,719
....
81.7
92.9
73.1
81.4
92.6
72.7
....
38,723
19,397
19,326
38,651
19,426
19,226
......
76.2
88.0
67.2
76.5
88.1
67.5
....
2,802
1,091
1,711
2,494
1,001
1,493
......
6.7
5.3
8.1
6.1
4.9
7.2
..
27,890
12,200
15,690
28,216
12,384
15,831
..
23,350
11,219
12,131
23,550
11,366
12,183
....
83.7
92.0
77.3
83.5
91.8
77.0
....
21,969
10,676
11,293
22,346
10,880
11,466
......
78.8
87.5
72.0
79.3
87.9
72.4
....
1,382
544
838
1,204
486
718
......
5.9
4.8
6.9
5.1
4.3
5.9
..
22,933
9,847
13,086
22,331
9,676
12,655
..
18,175
9,268
8,907
17,596
9,060
8,535
....
79.3
94.1
68.1
78.8
93.6
67.4
....
16,754
8,721
8,034
16,306
8,546
7,760
......
73.1
88.6
61.4
73.0
88.3
61.3
....
1,421
548
873
1,290
515
775
......
7.8
5.9
9.8
7.3
5.7
9.1
..
13,293
5,718
7,575
12,928
5,644
7,284
..
10,314
5,400
4,914
10,018
5,291
4,727
....
77.6
94.4
64.9
77.5
93.7
64.9
......
9,494
5,075
4,419
9,282
4,995
4,287
......
71.4
88.8
58.3
71.8
88.5
58.9
....
821
325
496
736
296
440
......
8.0
6.0
10.1
7.3
5.6
9.3
..
154,734
76,931
77,803
156,971
77,952
79,019
..
88,423
47,415
41,008
88,916
47,625
41,290
....
57.1
61.6
52.7
56.6
61.1
52.3
....
80,741
42,817
37,924
81,696
43,250
38,446
......
52.2
55.7
48.7
52.0
55.5
48.7
....
7,683
4,599
3,084
7,219
4,375
2,844
......
8.7
9.7
7.5
8.1
9.2
6.9
NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS: LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS 2013
Characteristic | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school diploma |
High school gradu- ates, no college1 |
Some college or associate degree |
Bach- elors degree and higher2 |
Less than a high school diploma |
High school gradu- ates, no college1 |
Some college or associate degree |
Bach- elors degree and higher2 |
|
FOREIGN BORN | ||||||||
White non-Hispanic or Latino | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 789 | 1,778 | 1,434 | 3,019 | 770 | 1,708 | 1,412 | 3,004 |
..Civilian labor force | 256 | 932 | 879 | 2,200 | 256 | 897 | 880 | 2,172 |
..Participation rate | 32.4 | 52.4 | 61.3 | 72.9 | 33.2 | 52.5 | 62.4 | 72.3 |
....Employed | 233 | 864 | 818 | 2,078 | 235 | 838 | 826 | 2,045 |
......Employment-population ratio | 29.6 | 48.6 | 57.0 | 68.8 | 30.6 | 49.1 | 58.5 | 68.1 |
....Unemployed | 23 | 68 | 61 | 122 | 20 | 59 | 54 | 127 |
......Unemployment rate | 8.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
Black non-Hispanic or Latino | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 368 | 812 | 693 | 813 | 413 | 809 | 681 | 889 |
..Civilian labor force | 182 | 591 | 544 | 680 | 237 | 585 | 531 | 740 |
..Participation rate | 49.5 | 72.7 | 78.5 | 83.7 | 57.6 | 72.3 | 77.9 | 83.2 |
....Employed | 153 | 520 | 488 | 631 | 205 | 519 | 474 | 696 |
......Employment-population ratio | 41.6 | 64.0 | 70.4 | 77.7 | 49.7 | 64.2 | 69.6 | 78.3 |
....Unemployed | 29 | 71 | 56 | 49 | 32 | 66 | 57 | 43 |
......Unemployment rate | 16.0 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 13.6 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 5.8 |
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 978 | 1,658 | 1,306 | 4,364 | 988 | 1,669 | 1,325 | 4,600 |
..Civilian labor force | 438 | 1,011 | 894 | 3,251 | 403 | 1,036 | 925 | 3,433 |
..Participation rate | 44.8 | 61.0 | 68.5 | 74.5 | 40.8 | 62.1 | 69.8 | 74.6 |
....Employed | 407 | 949 | 837 | 3,104 | 377 | 978 | 873 | 3,316 |
......Employment-population ratio | 41.6 | 57.2 | 64.1 | 71.1 | 38.2 | 58.6 | 65.9 | 72.1 |
....Unemployed | 31 | 62 | 57 | 147 | 26 | 58 | 51 | 118 |
......Unemployment rate | 7.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 7,319 | 4,360 | 2,147 | 1,798 | 7,299 | 4,486 | 2,152 | 1,859 |
..Civilian labor force | 4,789 | 3,175 | 1,642 | 1,386 | 4,765 | 3,198 | 1,601 | 1,429 |
..Participation rate | 65.4 | 72.8 | 76.5 | 77.1 | 65.3 | 71.3 | 74.4 | 76.9 |
....Employed | 4,312 | 2,911 | 1,507 | 1,308 | 4,385 | 2,977 | 1,506 | 1,353 |
......Employment-population ratio | 58.9 | 66.8 | 70.2 | 72.8 | 60.1 | 66.4 | 70.0 | 72.8 |
....Unemployed | 476 | 263 | 134 | 78 | 379 | 221 | 95 | 76 |
......Unemployment rate | 9.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
Characteristic | 2012 | 2013 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than a high school diploma |
High school gradu- ates, no college1 |
Some college or associate degree |
Bach- elors degree and higher2 |
Less than a high school diploma |
High school gradu- ates, no college1 |
Some college or associate degree |
Bach- elors degree and higher2 |
|
NATIVE BORN | ||||||||
White non-Hispanic or Latino | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 9,533 | 40,294 | 36,922 | 44,806 | 9,283 | 39,947 | 37,317 | 45,779 |
..Civilian labor force | 3,372 | 22,863 | 24,868 | 33,777 | 3,129 | 22,460 | 24,635 | 34,201 |
..Participation rate | 35.4 | 56.7 | 67.4 | 75.4 | 33.7 | 56.2 | 66.0 | 74.7 |
....Employed | 2,946 | 21,234 | 23,363 | 32,596 | 2,781 | 21,032 | 23,305 | 33,116 |
......Employment-population ratio | 30.9 | 52.7 | 63.3 | 72.7 | 30.0 | 52.7 | 62.5 | 72.3 |
....Unemployed | 426 | 1,629 | 1,505 | 1,182 | 347 | 1,428 | 1,330 | 1,085 |
......Unemployment rate | 12.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 3.2 |
Black non-Hispanic or Latino | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 2,799 | 7,000 | 6,097 | 4,068 | 2,765 | 7,151 | 6,184 | 4,208 |
..Civilian labor force | 910 | 4,204 | 4,275 | 3,157 | 919 | 4,130 | 4,324 | 3,263 |
..Participation rate | 32.5 | 60.1 | 70.1 | 77.6 | 33.2 | 57.8 | 69.9 | 77.5 |
....Employed | 703 | 3,626 | 3,793 | 2,966 | 702 | 3,600 | 3,900 | 3,080 |
......Employment-population ratio | 25.1 | 51.8 | 62.2 | 72.9 | 25.4 | 50.3 | 63.1 | 73.2 |
....Unemployed | 207 | 578 | 482 | 191 | 217 | 530 | 424 | 182 |
......Unemployment rate | 22.7 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 23.7 | 12.8 | 9.8 | 5.6 |
Asian non-Hispanic or Latino | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 135 | 397 | 474 | 1,237 | 132 | 437 | 534 | 1,329 |
..Civilian labor force | 52 | 222 | 350 | 979 | 64 | 253 | 381 | 1,050 |
..Participation rate | 38.6 | 56.0 | 73.8 | 79.1 | 48.6 | 57.8 | 71.3 | 79.0 |
....Employed | 49 | 210 | 323 | 944 | 59 | 243 | 360 | 1,009 |
......Employment-population ratio | 36.6 | 52.8 | 68.2 | 76.3 | 44.9 | 55.6 | 67.3 | 75.9 |
....Unemployed | 3 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 40 |
......Unemployment rate | 5.0 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 3.8 |
Hisppanic or Latino ethnicity | ||||||||
Civilian noninstitutional population | 2,461 | 4,273 | 3,831 | 2,413 | 2,309 | 4,468 | 4,029 | 2,693 |
..Civilian labor force | 1,131 | 2,993 | 2,942 | 1,998 | 1,060 | 3,050 | 3,046 | 2,214 |
..Participation rate | 46.0 | 70.0 | 76.8 | 82.8 | 45.9 | 68.3 | 75.6 | 82.2 |
....Employed | 957 | 2,702 | 2,708 | 1,902 | 912 | 2,777 | 2,818 | 2,107 |
......Employment-population ratio | 38.9 | 63.2 | 70.7 | 78.8 | 39.5 | 62.2 | 69.9 | 78.2 |
....Unemployed | 174 | 291 | 234 | 96 | 148 | 272 | 228 | 107 |
......Unemployment rate | 15.4 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 4.8 |
1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
2 Includes persons with bachelors, masters, professional, and doctoral degrees.
NOTE: Data for race/ethnicity groups do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.