President Joe Biden’s March 7 State of the Union address touted job growth for Americans under his leadership.
“Instead of importing, importing foreign products and exporting American jobs, we’re exporting American products and creating American jobs—right here in America where they belong,” he said.
But for all that President Biden trumpeted the word “American,” employment data suggest job creation in recent years has been relatively stronger among foreign-born than native-born Americans.
The Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database reveals that the employment level among immigration workers, both legal and illegal, has trended up since the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, it has weakly risen and, over the past half year, slumped among American-born citizens….
