She had no legal way of knowing if they were Mexican or American citizens. How about the fact that Mrs. Banuelos company had been warned by letter by the Immigration Service and that there had been five previous raids? Wasnt it pretty careless of Mrs. Banuelos. however much she was preoccupied with being the first woman chairman of a bank board in Californias history. not to have taken steps to satisfy the Immigration Service? Here again the facts get in the way of political conclusions. Mrs. Banuelos had no authority in law to do what the Immigration Service asked. and the Immigration Service had no authority in law to demand that she require proof of citizenship or alien registration cards from prospective employes. According to Manuel Ruiz Jr.. a specialist in international private conflicts of law and a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Mrs. Banuelos authority was confined solely to examining the Social Security cards of job applicants. Social Security cards are issued without regard to race. color. citizenship. work permits or any other such limitations. "This (proof of citizenship or alien registration cards) is what we would like to get employers to do." said the U.S. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization. Raymand P. Farrell. in an interview. "But." he continued. "if you ask me if there is a provision in law saying we can do it the answer is no. "I think this poor woman (Mrs.
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