June 28th 2024.
In the past year, the percentage of unemployed individuals in the United States has increased from 3.7% to 4%, causing concern and speculation about the reasons behind this change. During this time, former President Donald Trump boldly criticized President Joe Biden's immigration policies, claiming that they were responsible for taking away jobs from Black Americans. As expected, this absurd statement was met with a range of reactions from the Black community on social media, from confusion to humorous trolling.
Trump's remarks about "Black jobs" were made during a presidential debate in Atlanta on June 27th. He accused Biden of allowing millions of people to enter the country through relaxed immigration policies, and claimed that these individuals were taking jobs away from Black and Hispanic Americans. His exact words were, "The fact is - his big kill on the Black people is the millions of people he's allowed to come in through the borders. They're taking Black jobs, and it could be 18, it could be 19 and even 20 million people. They're taking Black jobs and Hispanic jobs. And you haven't even seen it yet, but you're going to see something that's going to be the worst in our history."
However, Trump failed to provide any specific examples of what jobs he considered to be "Black jobs." In fact, a study conducted in 2022 on domestic workers revealed that 90% of these employees are women, and 65% of them are born in the United States. This information seems to elude Trump, as another study by the Economic Policy Institute showed that white women make up 42% of the domestic worker population, followed by 28% of Hispanic workers, and only 21% of Black workers. In other words, immigration policies had no significant impact on the jobs typically done by white women.
As soon as Trump's statements went public, Black individuals on Twitter were quick to respond with their own reactions and jokes. Some of the best tweets included memes and gifs, such as one user showing up to their "Black job" the next day, and another showing the supposed "Black jobs" being taken by immigrants. Others expressed confusion and disbelief, with one tweet asking, "What the f**k is a Black job?!" Overall, the general sentiment was that Trump's claims were baseless and unfounded.
It's clear that Trump's comments about "Black jobs" were not only unfounded, but also ridiculous. The Black community has been disproportionately affected by unemployment and economic struggles, but blaming immigrants for taking away jobs is simply a diversion from the real issues at hand. As one tweet put it, "Trump: 'Biden took away Black Jobs.' The Black jobs he's referring to:" followed by a meme of a confused individual. It's safe to say that the Black community will continue to face challenges and obstacles, but they won't let false accusations and claims get in the way of their success.
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