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April 4, 2008

Illegal Immigration and African American Workers

The commission heard testimony about the impact of illegal immigration on the wages and job opportunities of African American workers. Topic… read more

The commission heard testimony about the impact of illegal immigration on the wages and job opportunities of African American workers. Topics included statistics of illegal immigration and low-wage jobs, ethnic networking, enforcement of employer sanctions, and border enforcement.

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Vernon M. Briggs Jr. Professor Cornell University->School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Steven A. Camarota Director Center for Immigration Studies->Research and Programs

Gordon H. Hanson Professor University of California, San Diego->Economics Department
Gail Heriot Commissioner U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Harry J. Holzer Professor Georgetown University->Public Policy Institute
Julie Hotchkiss Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta->Research Department
Gerald Jaynes Professor Yale University->African American Studies Department
Peter N. Kirsanow Commissioner U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Robert Lerner Official U.S. Commission on Civil Rights->Civil Rights Evaluation
Arlan D. Melendez Commissioner U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Richard Nadler President Americas Majority Foundation
Carol M. Swain Professor Vanderbilt University->Political Science and Law
Abigail Thernstrom Vice Chair U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Michael Yaki Commissioner U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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Program ID:: 204714-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 05, 2008 | 1:53am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Apr 08, 2008 | 6:44am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Apr 05, 2008 | 1:53am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 07, 2008 | 9:28am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 07, 2008 | 12:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 07, 2008 | 4:37pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Apr 08, 2008 | 6:44am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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