Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S.

Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by kragen on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:23AM (#725867)

In the US it is supposed to be illegal to discriminate in hiring on the basis of national origin, which sometimes prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship:

http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/national-origin.html#VI

It happens all the time, of course.

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by yardie on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:42AM (#725911)

This has nothing to do with work visas which is what his friend was unable to get. EEOC policy states you can't discriminate on race, country of origin, skin color, etc. But if you don't have the right to work the EEOC won't protect you from not getting hired, or fired for not having the proper documentation.

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by philwelch on Monday July 27, 2009 @10:36AM (#725896)

National origin and citizenship, you're right. But when it comes to immigration status, I've always had the "are you eligible to work in the United States?" question asked of me for every job I've applied to.

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by ajju on Monday July 27, 2009 @01:56PM (#726311)

It is not illegal to discriminate on the basis of immigration status. In fact "Sorry, we can't hire anyone other than citizens and permanent residents" is so common a response, it's usually part of the job ad itself.

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by lutorm on Monday July 27, 2009 @12:51PM (#726173)

Yeah, companies are now required to verify work eligibility for their employees.

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Re:Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. by kragen on Monday July 27, 2009 @08:50PM (#727164)

That's legit.

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