Posted on 02/13/2026 7:37:00 PM PST by PJ-Comix
Remember how for years liberals kept repeating that illegal aliens don't take away jobs from American citizens because many of them are just working in jobs that Americans don't want to do? Well, a major news outlet has now completely contradicted that assertion. And the source isn't who you might think because it is none other than the Associated Press.
The admission that removing illegals from the USA has the effect of lowering the unemployment rate came at the tail end of this AP story on Wednesday by Paul Wiseman about the glowing January jobs report, "Surge of 130,000 US hires last month is a stark contrast to the weak hiring of 2025."
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Boss (red faced) at the Daily Planet:
“Jimmy Olsen. You’re fired.”
A lot of illegals still do seasonal work.
They work six months and then go on unemployment for 6 months.
There are still a lot of illegals in Oregon who don’t work AT ALL….EVER.
“Affordable” housing should become more available, and budget pressure on local school districts and hospitals should ease, too.
Might not be true of the schools. If I recall correctly, they get Fed & State monies allocated to them based on numbers of students. If correct, they will by crying about budget shortfalls soon.
And yet somehow the BLS reports FIVE MILLION more working-age (18 to 65) Americans in Dec 25 than in Dec 24 despite the Census Dept reporting 2.5 million fewer foreign-born.
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