If all the Chinese men who claimed to be US-born actually were, it meant every woman in Chinatown would have to have had 800 sons. That gives you an idea what was going on.
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It's not the border that's broken but the U.S. labor market. There is a widening economic gap between immigrants and U.S.-born workers which reflects the broader deterioration in wage and working conditions for less-skilled and low-wage workers.
I would say, within the next 8-10 years, there's going to come that time, ... when the percentage of foreign-born players is going to be more than the percentage of U.S.-born players. It's coming.
As a consequence, they do not harm wages in law, education and the social sciences, where most native-born Americans thrive. Foreign-born engineers and scientists have particularly been interested in working in the U.S. In contrast, U.S.-born employees with doctorates are more likely to specialize in law, education and the social sciences.