That statistic is combined farming, fishing and forestry. Majority of those undocumented workers in that statistic is probably from farming and fishing.
But you are right.
I read there are private forests and parks as well as self employed foresters and forestry workers that are classified that because of support activities for agriculture.
Forest and Conservation Workers : Occupational Outlook Handbook : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
But the biggest employer for Forestry is still the local, state and federal government. And they cant hire undocumented workers.
Plus Forest and conservation workers held about 14,300 jobs of the total jobs in 2016, which is pretty small.
Lets not get distracted here
Lets go back to the main premise of our discourse and the reason you are calling me a dummy.
You just cited an article that proves my point. You said the labor market's going to force them to pay a living wage.
When they can't find any workers who'll work for $7.15/hr, they'll have to raise their wages or go out of business
You are still retarded.
That whole article that you used to prove your forestry point really goes against your bigger premise about illegal immigrants and wage stagnation.
Some interesting things in that short article
1. The article said illegal immigrants make up only five percent of the labor force. Thats really a large number that would cause wages to stagnate in the agregate (insert sarcasm)
2. The article says Illegal immigrants take up mostly blue collar jobs in farming, construction and restaurant services that most Americans will not do as opposed to working a low wage job in a Amazon warehouse indoors. Which would negatively impact the agricultural, construction and service industries
3. The article cites economist who say most undocumented immigrants are in the labor force and help the economy especially in a time of economic prosperity and low employment.
4. The article cites some undocumented immigrants who are making 15 dollars and 20 dollars an hour.
5. The article cites a survey conducted in late 2017 by the Associated Contractors of America found that 70 percent of construction companies were having difficulty hiring roofers, bricklayers and electricians, among others. The accommodation and food services sector reported a record number of vacancies this October.
6. The article cites economist who speculate that some employers would likely get rid of jobs instead of paying a high wage, which would hurt the economy.
Stop demonizing these people clown. They dont effect wage growth or the job market and if they do it is a minimal effect.
If anything, undocumented immigrants depress wages for certain groups, such as teenagers or workers with a high school diploma or less.
The forces driving wage reductions for blue-collar workers go far beyond immigration. It is the entire capitalist system that we operate on and not a group of people.
Dont feed into the propaganda of the uneducated. That is how we got President Orange 45.
They arent hurting my pockets personally but I can understand if some people are unemployed or struggling in these streets and needed a scapegoat instead of looking in the mirror.