Government Data Shows Enormous Pool of Potential Workers in Texas and Florida for Rebuilding
By Steven A. Camarota on October 12, 2017
Open borders advocacy groups like the American Immigration Council (funded by the American Immigration Lawyers Association) have used the tragedy of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to argue for more immigration on the grounds that there are not enough workers in Texas and Florida to rebuild businesses and homes damaged by the storms. Bringing in foreign workers is one of the main ways immigration lawyers make their money, of course, so it is not surprising that they would disregard the enormous number of Americans who could be put to work in these states doing hurricane cleanup and rebuilding. In fact, government data from this year show an enormous number of potential workers available in both states and in the nation as a whole. Construction work is typically done by less-educated young men and the labor force participation rate of such workers shows a long-term decline, even before the Great Recession. The large amount of federal funding that is likely to flow to these states for rebuilding efforts offers a real opportunity to retrain and draw some of these young men (and women) into the labor force.
https://cis.org/Camarota/Government-Data-Shows-Enormous-Pool-Potential-Workers-Texas-and-Florida-Rebuilding
