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President Donald Trump used the America Business Forum in Miami to hammer home what his administration calls a clear victory for American workers: roughly two million more native-born Americans are employed since he took office, a statistic his team has repeatedly highlighted as proof that America First policies put citizens first.
The raw data that underpins the administration’s boast comes from the household survey that separates native-born and foreign-born employment, where recent months have shown a sharp rise in native-born employment numbers and a simultaneous drop in foreign-born employment.
Liberal media and some economists have raced to call this a “mirage,” arguing that quirks in survey methodology and seasonal swings can exaggerate shifts between native and foreign-born counts. Those warnings are worth considering, but they should not be used as an excuse to dismiss a six-month record of rising paychecks and renewed opportunity for Americans.
What these critics prefer to ignore is the policy context: tighter immigration enforcement, stronger trade stances, and pressure on employers to hire legally are real, deliberate choices that can and do change labor market incentives. Independent analyses have flagged a measurable decline in the foreign-born labor pool alongside the native-born gains, a fact that underscores how enforcing the rule of law on immigration can shift jobs back toward citizens.
Skeptics who cling to abstract models and talking points while American families see more work are asking voters to take their word over lived reality. The Bureau of Labor Statistics still shows employment gains in key categories, and whether the shift happened through new jobs, return-to-work, or a reshuffling of the labor force, the result is the same: more Americans on payrolls and more paychecks hitting bank accounts.
If conservatives are serious about delivering for the people who built this country, they should celebrate policies that prioritize lawful hiring and rebuild American industry instead of ceding the argument to pundits and think tanks that reflexively defend open borders and status quo economics. Enforcement, workplace integrity, and pro-American trade are producing results worth defending — and the political class that smiles at “technicalities” while ignoring real gains should be called out.
