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We welcome 1.1 million legal permanent immigrants a year (87% of whom are minorities as defined by the USG) along with 640,000 guest workers annually. This at a time when we have the lowest labor participation rates since the 1970s. Over 35 million legal permanent immigrants have come here since 1990.

In 1970 one in 21 was foreign born in this country; today, it is less than one in 8, the highest in 105 years; and by 2023 it will be one in 7, the highest in our history. Immigrants and their children drive 80% of the population growth.

Civilian labor force participation : Percent or rate 16 years and over

Civilian labor force participation : Percent or rate 16 years and over!

Duh, you don't need a phd from Stanford or Harvard to see there is a relationship between the two graphs.

Thanks for a great and timely post.

Kabar, I love the stats you post up, but there's an easier and more direct way to rebut the status quo: the US budget deficit & cumulative nat'l debt.

The pet phrase with those of us from a business background is "what's the bottom line"? Using this approach, it completely avoids subjective opinion aka politics, but rather simply inquires as to effectiveness.

If the US was running small/nominal budget deficits (under $25b), we wouldn't even need to discuss employment rate, participation rate, etc, etc. By definition, every measure of the economy would be stellar.

But because we're closer to $1t annual deficits, and a $20t cumulative nat'l debt, from direct evidence and observation, we can categorically state that **all** current policies (immigration, trade deals, regulations, etc) are "bad".