[kabar]

That hypothesis is demonstrably false. We have no shortage of unskilled labor. If we did, wages would be going up, not down. 25% of the adult legal immigrants we bring in each year lack even a high school degree. We bring in 1.2 million legal immigrants annually.

[Black_Shark]

Then why the demand for illegal immigrants? They are coming here (until recently apparently) for a reason: They are in demand. An oversupply will drive down wages even with an increased demand which could explain the decrease in overall wages.

Btw those welfare statistics are frightening.