record number of american men dropping out of society, immigrants replacing them  > americans clamoring for more immigrants to fill out the workforce are ignoring a labor source already here  people, mostly men, who have given up on the economy, according to a new study by the center for immigration studies. > roughly 1 out of every 6 u.s.-born men aged 20 to 64 is not part of the labor force, meaning they dont have a job and arent looking for one. > its far worse for men who never made it beyond high school. nearly a quarter of them arent in the workforce. that figure was less than 18% in 2000, and as low as 9% in 1970. > their absence isnt just an economic problem, he argued. those who arent in the labor force are more likely to suffer a litany of social ills, from poverty to mental health issues, higher levels of obesity, drug overdoses, suicides and reckless alcohol consumption. > it then becomes a dangerous cycle, with those problems preventing men from jumping back into the workforce. but it also offers a potential way out, mr. camarota said. > the social problems contribute to what happens to these men, he said. if we could get more of them back into the labor force, especially ones in their 20s, that would help head off a lot of these problems, or mitigate them. > mr. camarota said the fact that so many are still sitting out despite the recent record-low unemployment shows they wont be coaxed back without some external pushes. > he was also realistic about limitations, saying it will require changes to welfare and disability systems to cajole people off those supports, as well as job training and other programs to help them get into the market. and he said paying higher wages will probably have to be a part of it, and that means reducing immigration.   s/2024/dec/19/american-men-drop-eco nomy-immigrants-claim-jobs-ce/
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