The American Dream is further out of reach for many Black Americans than at any point since the Civil Rights Movement, the National Urban League says in its 50th annual State of Black America report.
A stable job can provide wages, health coverage, retirement savings and a route into the middle class.
It means the direction of enforcement changes the bargaining position of ordinary people.
It is that a system that lowers protections for one group creates a weaker standard for everyone.
At the same time, the report acknowledges that Black Americans have survived more openly discriminatory periods.
The National Urban League's 50th State of Black America report says policy changes are widening economic and political risks for Black Americans and could affect workers across the country.