Illegal Aliens Truth in Numbers - only 5 percent of illegal aliens are employed in agriculture, we're not going to starve

About 72 percent of illegal aliens are employed, equal to about 5 percent of the entire U.S. workforce.

About 33 percent held service jobs such as janitor, child care worker or cook, twice the 17 percent share of U.S.-born workers; 15 percent hold construction jobs, triple the share of U.S.-born workers who hold that type of employment; and 13 percent are employed in manufacturing jobs, compared to 10 percent of U.S.-born workers. Despite the impression that a high percentage work in agriculture, only 5 percent of illegal aliens are employed in agriculture, versus 2 percent of U.S.-born workers.