Peter Kirsanow, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, presents data suggesting that illegal immigration has a devastating impact on the wages and employment levels of low-skilled black men. He claims that up to 40% of the decline in labor force participation among black males is attributable to competition from illegal labor. Kirsanow notes that his attempts to engage the Congressional Black Caucus and President Obama with this data were met with "crickets."