The American worker is benefitting from President Donald Trump’s immigration and economic policies, the president told those attending a rally Tuesday night in Pennsylvania.
Trump spoke at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono. This was his the first stop on a tour to boast about the economy ahead of midterm elections, per the Daily Wire.
“Before I entered office, 100% of all new net jobs were going to migrant workers,” Trump said. “Migrant workers and illegal aliens got 100%. But since I took office, 100% of all net job creation has gone to American citizens. How about that?”
“Now think of it, 100% went to American citizens. Before, 100% went to people that came into the country illegally–again, many of them from prisons, many of them gang members, drug members, Tren de Aragua,” the president continued. “More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”
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Trump also spoke about the “reverse migration” occurring where more people are leaving the United States than coming in.
“For the first time in 50 years, we now have reverse migration, which means more jobs, better wages, and higher income for American citizens, not for illegal aliens,” Trump said.
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The tour was created in response to the last election when Democrats won a number of local and state positions with a message of “affordability.”
Democrats also tended to ignore their GOP opponents and run campaigns targeting Trump,” the outlet reported.
Trump has criticized his own party because Republicans haven’t touted GOP actions on the economy. This includes attracting hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, slashing regulations, and releasing American energy.
