Trump’s grand plan to put American workers first may be backfiring as U.S.-born unemployment rises and wage growth stalls
- Posted on August 16, 2026
- By Fortune
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Trump’s grand plan to put American workers first may be backfiring as U.S.-born unemployment rises and wage growth stalls
"These jobs are typically ones that are very difficult, very arduous jobs that require a lot of physical hardship, and the native-born workers just haven't done these jobs for quite some time and are in no mood to take them now—certainly not at these wages."