Jobs report shows solid gains for American workers

While Wall Street is responding negatively to this morning's monthly jobs report, there's some positive news for American workers and advocates of America First policies. 

The labor market added 73,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in July, significantly fewer than economists expected. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also made significant downward revisions to job numbers from the previous two months. Overall, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.

However, a deeper dive into the report reveals that a massive number of jobs have shifted from foreign-born workers to native-born workers since Pres. Trump took office. 

Since April, the number of foreign-born workers holding a job in the United States decreased by more than 1.6 million, while the number of native-born workers increased by 807,000. These numbers confirm that the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement efforts are having the intended impact—jobs that were held by foreign workers just a few months ago are now being filled by American workers.

All this has been accomplished without any significant reforms to existing guest worker programs. The Trump Administration could do even more to help American workers by ending the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows foreign students who graduate from a U.S. university or college to stay and work in the United States, and strengthening the H visa programs by requiring employers to do more to recruit American workers.

Congress also needs to do its part by introducing and passing H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which would end parole abuse and close asylum loopholes permanently, as well as codifying Pres. Trump’s policies that have secured the border.

Immigration Articles

Colorado deputies disciplined for helping federal immigration agents
The Associated Press reported yesterday that two deputies in the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office in Colorado were placed on paid leave after contacting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about illegal aliens they encountered. The Attorney General of Colorado also sued one of them for violating its new sanctuary policy, which was signed into law a few months ago. It's unbelievable that our law enforcement officers are facing punishment for cooperating with federal law enforcement and upholding their oaths to serve and protect. 

Lawfare: Judge delays termination of legal status for immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua
Despite clear statutory authority over Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which explicitly limits judicial review, a Biden-appointed Federal judge in California has blocked the Department of Homeland Security from terminating TPS for more than 88,000 Hondurans, Nepalis, and Nicaraguans, in one of the most bizarre rulings we’ve seen. In the first paragraph alone of her trope-ridden screed, Judge Thompson referenced the American dream and suggested the aliens with temporary status were being forced to “atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood.” We hope this absurd decision is swiftly overturned.

‘Oh, I’m Very Happy’: Latinos Living Along Southern Border Rave Over Trump’s Crackdown
The Daily Caller went down to ground zero of the border crisis of the last four years to hear how average Americans are feeling about the President’s immigration crackdown. They found resounding support in primarily Latino communities, and the stories about what they had been through during the Biden border crisis are well worth a read.

Trump admin hunts down 13K migrant kids after Biden admin lost track of 320K: ‘Children are being saved’
We had good news at the end of the week, with the New York Post reporting that the Trump Administration had tracked down 13,000 of the 320,000 unaccompanied children that were lost during the Biden Administration. This, combined with news that the ICE Houston field office alone has arrested 214 illegal alien pedophiles in just the last six months, illustrates perfectly that immigration enforcement protects the most vulnerable. 

Next Week

The House is on recess until September 2. The Senate was scheduled to leave on its own August recess today, but President Trump is pushing them to stay in session to process the hundreds of backlogged nominations. We expect them to remain in session through the weekend, but the allure of jet fumes is undeniable.