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U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner to Congressional Black Caucus: Amnesty Hurts Black Workers

by Tony Lee 20 May 2014
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A member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights advised the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday to oppose amnesty legislation backed by President Barack Obama and Democrats because it threatens to further devastate the employment opportunities for black Americans.

Commissioner Peter Kirsanow, in his individual capacity as a member of the eight-member commission, wrote to Rep. Marcia Fudge (R-OH), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and said that amnesty would "disproportionately harm lower-skilled African-Americans" whose economic conditions have already gotten worse under America's first black president.

He asked members of the CBC to "oppose any legislation that would grant any form of work authorization to illegal aliens" and "oppose legislation that would increase the overall number of guest workers admitted to the U.S. each year."

Reports have documented the surplus of labor in the high-tech industry that is depressing wages, and there is also a huge surplus in more lower-skilled jobs.

"The obvious question is whether there are sufficient jobs in the low-skilled labor market for both African-Americans and illegal immigrants," Kirsanow wrote. "The answer is no."

He referenced a 2008 commission hearing in which witnesses testified that illegal immigration "disproportionately impacts the wages and employment opportunities of African-American" males. Scholars noted that 40% of the 18-point decline in the black employment rate from 1960 to 2000 was due to immigration. He noted that illegal immigrants and blacks "often find themselves in competition for the same jobs."

Kirsanow cited April's unemployment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which found that the "unemployment rate for all black Americans – not just those with few skills – was 11.6 percent, more than twice the white unemployment rate of 5.3 percent." Furthermore, the unemployment rate for black teens was 36.8 percent, and the "black labor force participation rate has fallen to an historic low of 60.9 percent," while the "black median household income has dropped by nearly $1,500 in the last five years."

"Illegal immigration has a disparate impact on African-American men because these men are disproportionately represented in the low-skilled labor force," he wrote, noting that a 2012 Census report found that "50.9 percent of native-born blacks had not continued their education beyond high school."

That same report also "found that 75.5 percent of foreign-born Hispanics had not been educated beyond high school," and "foreign-born Hispanics who are in the United States illegally are disproportionately male." And since "African-Americans who have not pursued education beyond high school are also disproportionately male," they will be competing for similar jobs in an economy that "has a glut of low-skilled workers, not a shortage."

These employment difficulties, Kirsanow noted, combined with high incarceration rates, "likely contribute to one of the most serious problems facing the African-American community today: the dearth of intact nuclear families."

"The disintegration of the black family began to accelerate during the 1960s. It is one of the great tragedies of modern America that the disintegration of the African-American family has shown no signs of abating," he wrote. "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."

Kirsanow also emphasized that the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act showed that amnesty legislation does not solve the illegal immigration problem, and "it is likely that if illegal immigrants are granted legal status, more people will come to America illegally and will further crowd African-American men (and other low-skilled men and women) out of the workforce."

"Giving amnesty to illegal immigrants would only exacerbate this problem facing low-skilled men, who are disproportionately African-American," Kirsanow wrote.

Recent reports have also shown that there is a surplus in the high-tech sector

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It's about time someone from the black community spoke up against amnesty. IMO, this is a big deal because most of the blacks in the U.S. Congress support amnesty for illegal aliens.

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Former NFL Pro Explains Why He's a Republican: Democrats Are Destroying Black Communities
This is a man not afraid to clearly state his beliefs...
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Former NFL Pro Explains Why He’s a Republican: Democrats Are Destroying Black Communities

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Garry Cobb played football for USC and then for 11 years with the Philadelphia Eagles. He is now running for New Jersey’s 1st District seat as a Republican, and his explanation of why he is no longer a Democrat is very compelling.
Explaining that he kind of discovered that he was Republican due to his upbringing, he said that the massively negative effects of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty had the most impact:

This was an incentive for the man to leave the home and it’s destroyed African-American families throughout the country.

I didn’t realize it but as I started thinking about it and growing up, because as a kid going to college, you know I was all into the Democratic Party and everything; then I started realizing they helped destroy our communities and we’re supposed to be celebrating electing these people.

One of the towns in our areas, Camden, is still suffering. I want to put an end to this.

He goes on to explain further how the Democratic party and its policies have impacted youth, the economy, and more. He has some not-so-complimentary things to say about the President as well.

It’s refreshing to see a man in a position like Cobb’s so clearly explain why liberal economic and social policies are not as compassionate as many are led to believe…

http://www.ijreview.com/2014/08/1659...ocratic-party/

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Originally Posted by Jean

Commissioner Peter Kirsanow, in his individual capacity as a member of the eight-member commission, wrote to Rep. Marcia Fudge (R-OH), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and said that amnesty would "disproportionately harm lower-skilled African-Americans" whose economic conditions have already gotten worse under America's first black president.

He asked members of the CBC to "oppose any legislation that would grant any form of work authorization to illegal aliens" and "oppose legislation that would increase the overall number of guest workers admitted to the U.S. each year."

Kirsanow cited April's unemployment numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which found that the "unemployment rate for all black Americans – not just those with few skills – was 11.6 percent, more than twice the white unemployment rate of 5.3 percent." Furthermore, the unemployment rate for black teens was 36.8 percent, and the "black labor force participation rate has fallen to an historic low of 60.9 percent," while the "black median household income has dropped by nearly $1,500 in the last five years."

Good luck with that, Mr. Kirsanow. On December 9, 2009, the Congressional Black Caucus sent a letter to 'Bama, asking that surplus funds from the Toxic Asset Recovery Program (TARP) be used to create community based jobs in neighborhoods with the highest unemployment. So far as I know, 'Bama has never even acknowledged having received that letter. Let's face it, this guy is far more concerned about the votes of his precious Undocmented Democrats than he ever will be about the poorest Americans. And he's getting a pass from these folks, becasue they don't want to criticize the first black president.
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Civil rights commissioner blasts Obama's lawless immigration plan

The Federalist Papers often bring up subjects and arguments made in the opinion articles—written during the same period—that we now refer to as The Antifederalist Papers. Today, TV and internet pundits discuss many of the same Constitutional issues. The Federalist Papers teach that debates over the Constitution will not always be based "on the best interests of our society, unbiased by less noble interests not connected with the public good. Although we may sincerely......

CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSIONER BLASTS OBAMA'S LAWLESS IMMIGRATION PLAN

By NWV Senior Political News Writer, Jim Kouri
Posted 1:00 AM Eastern
August 27, 2014
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President Barack Obama’s use of executive action on his controversial immigration policy has led to numerous political leaders, organizations and news commentators to accuse him of executive overreach and to the intense criticism that he is leading the most non-transparent administration in direct contradiction of his promise in 2008, according to the New York Times on Monday. One of the loudest Obama critics is a federal employee whose job it is to protect minority civil rights.

One of Obama's fiercest accusers is an African American member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights who bashed President Obama's illegal immigration plan saying the president's policies will lead to unemployment for black American citizens as well as having a negative impact on wages and job opportunities for African Americans especially male blacks, according to a Washington, D.C., legal watchdog group on Monday.

In a letter he originally sent on Aug. 5, 2014, to President Obama, Commissioner Peter Kirsanow, strongly condemned Obama's plans to pronounce authorization to work in the U.S. to millions of illegal aliens, according to Judicial Watch, a group that has been a thorn in the sides of many of Obama's minions.

The letter uses Obama's and his administration's own rationale for minority civil rights. Kirsanow invokes the term "disparate impact on the basis of national origin" and he writes that amnesty by fiat would be unlawful discrimination "because it will disproportionately benefit a particular group—Mexicans and Central Americans—and disproportionately disadvantage other ethnic groups."

According to political strategist Michael Baker, Obama is not alone in his zeal to help illegal aliens despite its negative impact on U.S. citizens of color. Both Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton are all for amnesty even if it hurts the people they claim to represent. Polls show that the majority of blacks oppose amnesty for illegal aliens.

Kirsanow, who is an African-American lawyer with an Ivy League degree, is also a member of the controversial National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and a well-respected "Inside the Beltway" attorney.

“Any grant of legal status will serve as a magnet to prospective illegal immigrants and further depress employment opportunities and wages for African-Americans,” Kirsanow said in his letter to President Obama. “Given that the labor force participation rate is at a historic low, the unemployment rate is 6.2 percent and there has been a precipitous decline in household wealth, the timing for such a grant of legal status could not be worse.”

The Ivy League law school graduate also provided testimony given, and research conducted, by recognized experts to provide evidence of his letter's assertions.

In his five-page letter to Obama, Kirsanow stated, “Illegal immigration has a discernible negative effect on black employment. This is because illegal immigrants and blacks are disproportionately low skilled and often compete for the same jobs, according to one scholar cited by the commissioner. Other research has found that illegal immigrants had displaced U.S. citizens in industries that had traditionally employed large numbers of African-Americans, such as meatpacking."

“Granting legal status to millions of people who are in the United States illegally will continue to depress the wages and employment opportunities of African-American men and teenagers,” Kirsanow wrote.

Recognizing that Obama fancies himself a constitutional scholar, Kirsanow reminded the president that his planned action would be a violation of the law according to Title VII. Title VII is an important section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. And using a favorite argument by Obama about what's fair and unfair, the civil rights commissioner reminds POTUS that granting amnesty to illegal aliens is unfair to those people overseas who wish to enter the United States legally, according to Judicial Watch.

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