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Briefing Reports

Briefing Report Cover Encouraging Minority Students in Science Careers

This report examines reasons minority students who begin college intending to major in STEM degree programs leave these disciplines in disproportionate numbers before graduation. Possible ways to improve the retention of these students is also examined. 
Briefing Report Cover The Impact of Illegal Immigration on the Wages and Employment Opportunities of Black Workers

The report examines evidence for economic loss and job opportunity costs to black workers attributable to illegal immigration.
Briefing Report Cover The Multiethnic Placement Act Minorities in Foster Care and Adoption

The report examines the enactment of the Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) and its effect on reducing the amount of time minority children spend in foster care or wait to be adopted.
Briefing Report Cover Title IX Athletics: Accommodating Interests and Abilities

The Commission developed findings and recommendations on the U.S. Department of Education's Intercollegiate Athletics Policy.
Briefing Report Cover Domestic Wiretapping in the War on Terror

This report addresses the constitutional implications of wiretapping in the war on terror, the role of the President and Congress in national security policy-making and program authorization, and the impact of surveillance programs on Arab Americans and other groups.