Reposted by Amanda Mull
J.D. Vance promised seven million sidelined men would come roaring back into work. A year of data says native-born male employment ran below its 2024 level—and the “women took all the jobs because men replaced deported immigrants” story turns out to be pure invention":
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CROSSPOST: MIKE KONCZAL: Can We Find Literally Any Sign Deportations Are Helping Native-Born Workers?
Mike’s subheadline: “Shoot the moon! Ten hypotheses, ten charts, and no payoff for native-born workers”; the phantom deportation dividend as foreign-born complement, not substitute for, native-born...