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The Center for Immigration Studies will host a panel discussion on the effects of the federal government’s immigration policies on Black Americans. The panelists will explore historical and recent trends, focusing on the wage and employment impacts on Black communities.

The July 11, 10 a.m. Eastern event features representatives of Black America for Immigration Reform, a nonprofit founded by Black American leaders advocating for immigration reforms that serve the interests of Black men and women.

Roy Beck, author of Back of the Hiring Line: A 200year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias and Depression of Black Wealth, also joins the panel, exploring how government policies and actions that have enabled employers to depress Black wages and to avoid hiring African Americans.

The participants will reflect on the views of leaders like W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and A. Philip Randolph, who believed that mass immigration harmed their community. The panel will consider whether restricting immigration today would tighten the labor market and provide more opportunities for Black American workers.

Date: Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 10 a.m. EDT

Stream: YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter

Participants:

Kathleen Wells, Executive Director, BAIR
Former host of both the Kathleen Wells Show and The Naked Truth Report ; member of Project 21, the National Center for Public Policy Research’s black leadership network program.

Donna Jackson, Director of Membership Development, BAIR
Director of Membership Development, Project 21, the National Center for Public Policy Research’s black leadership network program; Board member, The Conservative Caucus; former Deputy Controller, U.S. ExportImport Bank.

Roy Beck, Founder of NumbersUSA
Author of five books, the most recent being Back of the Hiring Line: A 200year History of Immigration Surges, Employer Bias and. Depression of Black Wealth. Moderator: Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies

Moderator: Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies