Native Women in the Labor Force (U.S., Canada, Mexico)

Women have a history of being the majority in unemployment rates. In fact the number of women who were employed was behind by 10% in 1990 (http://www.popline.org/docs/1289/142224.html). However, in the future what are now the minorities (black, Hispanic, and Asian) may become the majority in the work force due to about 80% of the white employees leaving because of age and health (http://www.urban.org/).

The increase in non-native employees is facilitated by an influx of immigrant workers, approximately 50% in 1997 were Latin American And 25% were Asian. (http://www.popline.org/docs/1289/142224.html). An increase in young migrant workers early on will help replace the native born employees who are no longer able bodied.
Not only will non-natives replace the ill and dying but also lower class native born able bodied citizens.

In fact, by 1997, most immigrant women worked in financial, business, health, and other professional services (http://www.popline.org/docs/1289/142224.html). The employment of immigrant women instead of native-born women proves that if any one person can overcome a language barrier then they can be employed in another country. This also proves that culture is not a barrier when hiring workers in America. Therefore, when labor is needed the reasons why a specific person is being hired needs to be assessed. For example, will they work for a lower wage? Can they work for an extended contract? Etc. These questions and others often arise when non-natives are hired rather than native Americans making this a highly political issue.