Biden is replacing US-born citizens in the workforce with migrants

Published February 13, 2024 3:26pm ET



While American-born citizens fail to join the workforce in adequate numbers, President Joe Biden has filled their positions with millions of migrants. The entire situation was created by bad incentives. 

On Tuesday, the Center for Immigration Studies published a study revealing a startling fact: migrants (both legal and illegal) are replacing American-born citizens in the labor force. Labor force participation in the United States went back up to 77% in 2023, which was about the same percentage that participation was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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