Moody's Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi said Sunday that the U.S. job market is struggling for both foreign-born and native-born workers, challenging the argument that fewer immigrant workers would create more jobs and higher wages for Americans born in the U.S.
In a series of posts on X, Zandi said employment and labor force participation are weak for both groups, while unemployment among native-born workers has been trending higher and is now above the rate for foreign-born workers.
He said the expected gains in native-born wages from tighter immigration policy have not materialized, at least so far.
Zandi cited a chart showing the 12-month moving average of the unemployment rate for foreign-born and native-born workers, using seasonally unadjusted data.
The chart lists the U.S.
