More than 4 million Americans have lost their job since the start of 2009, but the federal government continues to import more than 125,000 foreign workers every month. As of June 2009, nearly 26 million Americans were unemployed, had to settle for part-time work, or left the job market altogether.

• There are 49,840,000 million Americans, ages 16-65, who are not in the labor force.
  — U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey; June 2009
• Real wages in the US are falling at their fastest rate in 14 years.
  — Financial Times; May 10, 2005
• 15 million Americans are unable to find full-time jobs in the current economy.
  — CIS: Worse Than It Seems
  
• The unemployment rate among the 12 million American adults who do not have a high school diploma is 20.8 percent.
  — CIS: Worse Than It Seems
• 47 percent of working-age (16+) African-American men either unemployed or not in the workforce. — BLS

According to the Center of Immigration Studies:

• 55% of maids and housekeepers are native-born
• 58% of taxi drivers and chauffeurs are native-born
• 63% of butchers and meat processors are native-born
• 65% of grounds maintenance workers are native-born
• 65% of construction laborers are native-born
• 71% of porters, bellhops, and concierges are native-born
• 75% of janitors are native-born