Over the past several months, America’s workforce has seen a significant shift—native-born Americans have gained more than 2 million jobs, accounting for virtually all employment growth this year. This surge comes as foreign-born employment has declined, signaling a strong reversal of the trends seen in recent years. The data undercuts the narrative that immigration is necessary to sustain job growth, and instead reinforces what many conservatives have long argued: that prioritizing American workers can, and does, deliver results.
According to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and published through the Federal Reserve’s database, native-born Americans added 1.8 million jobs over the past four months, while foreign-born workers saw a loss of 1.5 million jobs. This means that, from January to June, all of the net job growth, based on non-seasonally adjusted figures, went to native-born workers.
"Wages are up, investments are pouring into our nation, and native-born workers have accounted for ALL job gains since January!" the U.S. Department of Labor stated. "That's a result of our strong immigration policy."
The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that employment among American-born workers rose by about 383,000 in the past month. At the same time, the number of foreign-born workers dropped by roughly 467,000. Since March, the overall migrant labor force — including both legal and illegal immigrants — has seen a decline of around 1.7 million jobs.
"Since the president took office, he [has] created about 2.5 million jobs for Americans, whereas we've eliminated about a million jobs for foreign-born workers. That's a result of our strong immigration policy, of our strong border policy keeping America safe," Stephen Miran, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said. "Eventually, the outflow of foreign workers in these data was bound to show up in the establishment surveys, as they finally did this morning."
I recently reported that President Trump's mass deportation program, removing illegal immigrants, especially illegal alien criminals, from the United States, is having a positive effect on the job market. During the Biden administration, job growth consistently favored foreign-born workers, while employment among native-born Americans declined month after month. As a result, the overall increase in jobs largely benefited non-native workers. Under President Trump, however, that trend has reversed — native-born Americans are now seeing the bulk of job gains. This shift reflects a broader change in policy direction, with Trump’s approach putting American workers at the center of the labor market once again.
