A flood of illegal immigrants accomplished nothing more than drive down starting hourly wages. Those hurt the most are ones entering the job market for the first time, summer job employment opportunities for youth, unskilled, and some marginally skilled laborers. As for black individuals within the labor force wage escalation will remain the victim of the supply and demand of laborers who are willing to work for lower wages. The scenario fits high tech assembly, low end manufacturing, construction, distribution, and food service workers the hardest.