CIS Report Dispels Myth of 'Jobs Americans Won't Do'
Published:
Tue, Aug 28th 2018 @ 9:36 am EDT
Many occupations often thought to be worked overwhelmingly by immigrants (legal and illegal) are in fact majority native-born, according to a new study from the Center for Immigration Studies. After analyzing government data, CIS found that native-born Americans make up a majority of workers among maids and housekeepers (51%), taxi drivers and chauffeurs (54%), butchers and meat processors (64%), grounds maintenance workers (66%), construction (65%), and janitors (73%).
Last month, the House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the Homeland Security spending bill for FY2019 that would permanently exempt certain returning foreign workers from the H-2B annual cap of 66,000. H-2B visas are often used by employers of low-skilled jobs because they claim they can't find American workers willing to do the work.
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/cis-report-dispels-myth-jobs-americans-wont-do
