Foreign-born workers have taken 52-56% of American jobs since 2007

Foreign-born workers have taken 52-56% of American jobs since 2007, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data

Critics say this has left American-born workers with stagnant or minimal gains during a massive influx of migrants.

Details:
Foreign-born employment rose sharply while native-born employment recovered slowly or stagnated for years

From January 2007 through recent months in 2025-2026: Foreign-born workers accounted for about 56% of total labor force growth.

Their numbers grew ~40%, versus just ~6% for native-born.

The Biden Years: 2020-2025 Foreign-born took as much as 88-90% of net job gains in some periods, with ~4.3-4.7 million added versus ~0.5-0.65 million for native-born.
2007 baseline: Foreign-born employment ~22.8-24 million (around 15.6-15.7% of labor force).
Native-born dominated the workforce.