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To: joseffy who wrote (708700)	4/11/2013 10:50:06 PM
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Civil Rights Commissioners to Black Caucus: Why Are You Selling Out African-Americans? by John Hinderaker (John Hinderaker) Earlier today, three members of the Civil Rights Commission, Vice Chair Abigail Thernstrom, Gail Heriot and Peter Kirsanow, wrote a long, footnoted letter to Marcia Fudge, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. The subject was immigration. I have reproduced the letter in full below, with the footnotes at the end. Because it is lengthy, here is an excerpt: Such grant of legal status will likely disproportionately harm lower-skilled African-Americans by making it more difficult for them to obtain employment and depressing their wages when they do obtain employment. The increased employment difficulties will likely have negative consequences that extend far beyond economics… The obvious question is whether there are sufficient jobs in the low-skilled labor market for both African-Americans and illegal immigrants. The answer is no… Married men are more likely to be employed and to have higher earnings than unmarried men, although the relationship between marriage and economic success is complex. However, it is obvious that men who are unemployed or are incarcerated are far less appealing prospective spouses than men who hold down a steady job.26 Yet there are fewer and fewer jobs available—and at lower wages—for men in traditionally masculine industries.27 Giving amnesty to illegal immigrants would only exacerbate this problem facing low-skilled men, who are disproportionately African-American. The dearth of job opportunities gives these men less confidence in their ability to support a family, and gives women reason to fear that these prospective husbands will be only another mouth to feed. The letter concludes: Before the federal government decides to grant legal status to illegal immigrants, due deliberation should be given to what effect such grant will have on the employment and earnings prospects of low-skill Americans generally and black Americans specifically. We respectfully submit that granting such legal status is not without substantial costs to American workers. It is beyond me why members of the Black Caucus would even consider voting to legalize millions of low-skill, low-wage workers, mostly from Mexico, when the black unemployment rate is around 14%. Is “sellout” too strong a word? I think it is not strong enough.