Our Members Report on Jobs Americans WILL Do
SPECIAL REPORT: Jobs Americans Will Do

For years, open-borders proponents have stated that foreign workers are necessary because they work jobs that Americans simply won't do. Last spring we asked our members if they felt this statement was true and if they knew any Americans who worked in these ‘undesired’ fields, such as fast-food, hotel housekeeping, roofing, and janitorial work. The number of responses we received was overwhelming. Here are a few of the responses, reprinted with permission and edited for content.

Note: Views and opinions expressed in this special report are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect official policies of NumbersUSA.

–The Editors
First-Hand Experience
Jonathan Gerhard

“Unfortunately, I have first-hand experience on how illegal aliens negatively affect the citizens that live in this country. When I was laid off from my last job, I looked everywhere for work. Each time I passed a construction site or saw a truck with a company logo on the side, I stopped and asked if they had any positions open. Every reply was the same: ‘We have all the help we need.’ The ‘help’ was always illegal aliens, working for lower wages and not burdened by things such as workers' compensation, taxes, or wages above the minimum wage. I tried for two months, every day, and it sickened me that I eventually had to collect unemployment.

No other country ignores their border and stands beside as non-citizens flood into their country to suck money from any source they can find, at the detriment of citizens. What are we doing to this once great country? Why do we allow this to happen and stand idly by, doing nothing?â€