Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that migrants threaten the availability of “Black jobs” during the
first presidential debate has Black people, including members of Congress, asking: what is a Black job?
“They’re taking Black jobs and they’re taking Hispanic jobs. And you haven’t seen it yet, but you’re going to see something that’s going to be the worst in our history,” Trump said on Thursday night.
The former president’s comment was seemingly an attempt to expand his political reach to more communities of color through his commonly used anti-
immigration rhetoric. Enacting strict immigration policies is one of the cornerstones of the former president’s campaign.