Nearly 1 out of 3 new U.S. jobs go to non-Americans.
And foreigners are driving down wages in the U.S. job market -- hitting the U.S. Latino population particularly hard. Quotable: ""Immigrant Latinos, especially the most recent arrivals, have captured the most jobs," the report said. "Moreover, the improved employment picture has not delivered higher wages to workers overall and to Latinos in particular." The median, or midpoint, weekly earnings for Latinos dropped from $402 in the first quarter of 2003 to $395 during the same period this year, after adjusting for inflation. They lost ground when compared with African American and white workers. "The growth in the supply of labor has surely contributed to keeping wages down," Kochhar said .. ".
"Many New Jobs Going to Noncitizens" -- LA Times.
The news report is based on this PEW Hispanic Center study (pdf).
Posted by Greg Ransom
