Duval Times

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio has expressed concerns about the impact of mass migration on American men, particularly those in blue-collar jobs. In a recent commentary, Rubio criticized past and current policies that he believes have undermined domestic employment opportunities.

Rubio argues that after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was an embrace of international trade and open borders by elites across political parties and labor organizations. This shift, according to Rubio, led to a significant loss of American blue-collar jobs and an increase in the foreign-born population.

He challenges claims from a White House news release stating that domestic production has been revitalized under the Biden-Harris administration. Instead, Rubio points out that manufacturing employment is declining and U.S.-born men's participation in the labor force has decreased since before the pandemic.

Rubio highlights Charleroi, Pennsylvania as an example where he says illegal immigration is affecting local job markets. He notes that over 800,000 native-born Americans lost jobs while more than 1 million foreign-born workers gained employment in the last year alone.

He attributes this trend to what he describes as unauthorized expansions of humanitarian parole by the Biden-Harris administration. This policy allows existing parolees to sponsor additional migrants for admission into the country. Nonprofits then settle these migrants across America and partner with staffing agencies to connect them with employers seeking inexpensive labor.

Rubio emphasizes that this process does not consider American workers' welfare, leading to fewer quality blue-collar jobs for U.S.-born men. He criticizes labor organizations like AFL-CIO for not addressing mass migration's impact on domestic employment.

Charleroi resident Andy Armbruster supports Rubio's view by stating that companies prefer cheaper migrant labor over paying fair wages to local workers. According to Armbruster, this reliance on cheap foreign labor reduces incentives for businesses to invest in technologies that could enhance job efficiency and value for American workers.

Rubio concludes by urging a departure from post-Cold War economic policies, advocating for reinvestment in domestic production and stricter border control measures as solutions to restore opportunities for U.S.-born men.