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I looked it up there are a few articles. https://cis.org/Camarota/New-January-Data-Still-Shows-Most-Job-Growth-Going-Immigrants-88-2020-72-last-year https://ci

by jayGlow 21d ago

I looked it up there are a few articles. https://cis.org/Camarota/New-January-Data-Still-Shows-Most-Job-Growth-Going-Immigrants-88-2020-72-last-year https://cis.org/Camarota/New-January-Data-Still-Shows-Most-J... https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/7/immigrants-took-nearly-90-new-jobs-since-2020/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/7/immigrants-t... https://guestworkervisas.com/bls-a7-analysis.html https://guestworkervisas.com/bls-a7-analysis.html

ericmay 21d ago
Thank you (and thanks to tzs) - was genuinely curious and wanted to read about it.
- jayGlow 21d ago
  No problem it's a pretty interesting statistic one of the articles explains how it might be misleading but it doesn't dispute the numbers.
  - ericmay 21d ago
    Yes I found that article (despite the white text at the top) to also be interesting! Thanks again to both of you.
    - unselect5917 21d ago
      I was wondering why you thanked two people who provided secondary sources (very courteous of you), but not me when I'm who you asked and I provided the source immediately. So I opened the reply in a private window and realized the reply I gave with nothing but exactly what you asked for is [dead], but that fact is hidden from me while logged in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454527 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454527 This site is worse than reddit in all of the worst ways.
      - ericmay 21d ago
        Sorry to see that - I would have said thank you to you as well had I been able to see your comment. Thanks for trying anyway
        unselect5917 21d ago
        Yeah, you seem like a stand-up dude, that's why I was so curious. >Thanks for trying anyway Same to you!
weakfish 21d ago
CIS is an anti immigration think tank and Washington times is pretty blatantly conservative outlet. I’d be wary of those sources.
- ericmay 21d ago
  Sure but don’t they quote BLS data? Or do you believe their interpretation of the data is incorrect?
  - weakfish 20d ago
    I haven't had time to inspect it myself, but off the top of my head, I'd be wary of taking their interpretation at face value.
    - jayGlow 20d ago
      Are there any sources that you consider more reliable that have analyzed this data? Those were the first 3 articles that came up when I searched the story.

by jayGlow 21d ago

ericmay 21d ago

Thank you (and thanks to tzs) - was genuinely curious and wanted to read about it.

jayGlow 21d ago
No problem it's a pretty interesting statistic one of the articles explains how it might be misleading but it doesn't dispute the numbers.
- ericmay 21d ago
  Yes I found that article (despite the white text at the top) to also be interesting! Thanks again to both of you.
  - unselect5917 21d ago
    I was wondering why you thanked two people who provided secondary sources (very courteous of you), but not me when I'm who you asked and I provided the source immediately. So I opened the reply in a private window and realized the reply I gave with nothing but exactly what you asked for is [dead], but that fact is hidden from me while logged in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454527 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454527 This site is worse than reddit in all of the worst ways.
    - ericmay 21d ago
      Sorry to see that - I would have said thank you to you as well had I been able to see your comment. Thanks for trying anyway
      - unselect5917 21d ago
        Yeah, you seem like a stand-up dude, that's why I was so curious. >Thanks for trying anyway Same to you!

weakfish 21d ago

CIS is an anti immigration think tank and Washington times is pretty blatantly conservative outlet. I’d be wary of those sources.

ericmay 21d ago
Sure but don’t they quote BLS data? Or do you believe their interpretation of the data is incorrect?
- weakfish 20d ago
  I haven't had time to inspect it myself, but off the top of my head, I'd be wary of taking their interpretation at face value.
  - jayGlow 20d ago
    Are there any sources that you consider more reliable that have analyzed this data? Those were the first 3 articles that came up when I searched the story.