WHITE HOUSE TOUTS LABOR DAY BOOM: FOREIGN-BORN EMPLOYMENT FALLS AS DHS/ICE ENFORCEMENT TIGHTENS; NATIVE-BORN JOBS, WAGES RISE

The White House used Labor Day messaging to link declining foreign-born employment to tightened immigration enforcement while touting native-born job and wage gains. Officials cite BLS household survey figures and claim policy shifts and DHS/ICE crackdowns helped drive the shift. The story underscores the administration’s framing that enforcement benefits U.S. workers and aligns with recent reports showing concurrent drops in foreign-born employment and rising native-born employment.