Article snippet: Working-age native-born American men between 18 and 65-years-old with no bachelor’s degree have fared far worse than their foreign-born counterparts in terms of economic recovery and re-entering the workforce, data from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) reveals. Nearly seven percent of working-age native-born American men with working class backgrounds who were in the workforce in 2000 were not in the workforce in 2018. In 2000, about 82 percent of working class American men were in the workforce. By 2018, that labor participation rate has fallen to 75.1 percent — a 6.9 percent drop over a nearly two decade period. Foreign men with no bachelor’s degree, on the other hand, have almost fully recovered since before the economic downturn when it comes to labor participation. Between 2000 and 2018, the labor participation rate for male foreign workers with no bachelor’s degree is just one percent less than what it was in the year 2000. In 2000, about 87.2 percent of working class foreign men were in the workforce. By 2018, that labor participation rate has nudged down to 86.2 percent. When 18 to 24-year-old working class men are not factored in, native-born Americans continue to be outpaced by low-skilled foreign men in regards to labor participation. For instance, while only about 0.5 percent working class foreign men between 25 to 65-years-old have dropped out of the labor force between 2000 and 2018, about 3.7 percent of native-born working class American me... Link to the full article to read more