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Letter to President Obama Regarding the Effect of Illegal Immigration on Black Employment

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In February 2013, Commissioners Kirsanow and Thernstrom sent a letter to President Obama regarding the effect of illegal immigration on black employment. The letter discussed a 2008 Commission briefing on this topic. The evidence adduced at that briefing indicated that illegal immigration has a deleterious effect on the wages and employment opportunities of African-American men.