## Jobs

#### Immigrants are a necessary component of the job market and entrepreneurship

*   [Brookings: Hoban 17](https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2017/08/24/do-immigrants-steal-jobs-from-american-workers/)
    *   Immigrants are highly skilled and necessary to the job market
    *   College graduates are more prevalent among recent immigrant adults than among all adults in **90 of the 100** largest metropolitan areas.
*   [National Bureau of Economic Research: Kerr 16](https://www.nber.org/papers/w22385.pdf) [(cited)](https://hbr.org/2016/10/immigrants-play-a-disproportionate-role-in-american-entrepreneurship)
    *   Immigrants contribute to entrepreneurship and innovation greatly
    *   Immigrants constitute **15%** of the general U.S. workforce, but they account for around a quarter of U.S. entrepreneurs
    *   This immigrant share of entrepreneurship has been **increasing dramatically** since the mid-1990s
*   [New American Economy Factsheet](https://www.newamericaneconomy.org/issues/undocumented-immigrants/#economic-contributors,-not-criminals): Key Takeaways
    *   93.3% of the over 1,250,000 DACA eligible population is employed
    *   90% of the undocumented population is working age and 86.6% of males are working
        *   This is compared to 80% of the foreign born population and 62.2% of the native-born population