One American loses their job for every 6 immigrants removed from the workforce as researchers see 'no evidence' that ICE is helping the economy | Fortune
This study looked at the complementary nature of the immigrant workforce and the native workforce.
"The authors found that in an average area that saw a surge in ICE activity, 7,574 likely undocumented male workers stopped working, coming out to around six males leaving the workforce for every ICE arrest, primarily out of fear of being arrested themselves. "
"At the same time, because of complementarity, U.S.-born males with a comparable education level and who work in sectors reliant on immigrant labor, such as construction or agriculture, also dropped out of the workforce in greater numbers. In an average high-enforcement area, the number of U.S.-born male workers fell by 1,200, the authors found, coming out to approximately one job loss for every six likely undocumented workers who left the labor force.
“This is consistent with a model where undocumented immigrants and U.S.-born workers are complements, rather than substitutes for each other in the labor market,” the researchers said."
This is where tom comes in with national averages, if he hasn't completely left the forum, ignoring the targeted nature of the study. I would invite him to actually read the article before he posts unrelated articles, like an article about an immigrant killing someone.
Here's the MSN version to be able to get past the paywall on Fortune.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/one-american-loses-their-job-for-every-6-immigrants-removed-from-the-workforce-as-researchers-see-no-evidence-that-ice-is-helping-the-economy/ar-AA22svAQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=69fb23aef99f47748a0e0c75d1936014&cvpid=2f565abb7d5b4385ee95bfdecdbf556d&ei=47