The latest data show 22.1 million immigrants holding jobs in the U.S. with an estimated 8 million being illegal aliens. By increasing the supply of labor between 1980 and 2000, immigration reduced the average annual earnings of native-born men by an estimated $1,700 or roughly 4 percent. Among natives without a high school education, who roughly correspond to the poorest tenth of the workforce, the estimated impact was even larger, reducing their wages by 7.4 percent. The reduction in earnings occurs regardless of whether the immigrants are legal or illegal, permanent or temporary. It is the presence of additional workers that reduces wages, not their legal status.
The Bureau of Labor statistics for May 2011 show a national unemployment rate of 9.1 percent, including 16.2 percent for blacks and 11.9 percent for Hispanics. 23 million Americans are seeking full-time employment. Despite the economic downturn, the U.S. continues to bring in 125,000 new, legal foreign workers a month. This includes new permanent residents (Green Cards) and long-term temporary visas and others who are authorized to take a job. This makes no sense.
Well - I am glad some believe those Government Statistics... I don’t ... So - illegal alien wages can be calculated - but they cannot be found and deported... Hmmm ?
The actual info I know first hand is - brick layers in about 1999 made $18.00 to $22.00 an hour - and the trade was populated with AMERICANS... the current rate for brick layers is about $8.50 to $10.00 an hour and they are mostly Mexican. The same goes for Meat Packers in northern states.
And if anyone believes that there are only 8 million illegal aliens in the USA - then I have swamp land in Florida to sell them ... The truth is there are about 20 Million ILLEGALS at a bare minimum in the USA.. To wit... Two years ago the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a letter - stating that there were 4 million illegal aliens in Texas - of which 2 million had obtained a Texas Drivers License with FALSE DOCUMENTS... I don’t believe that anything posted by the Government is accurate - ‘cause it was issued by the LYING U.S. Government...