HAwKINS amendments. accepted by the committee. seek to address. I can appreciate his concern. but oppose his means. The committee amendments. in effect. authorize the Immigration Board to determine whether an applicant was discriminated against on the basis of race or national origin. discrimination already outlawed by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII. however. already contains sufficient protection of applicants to allay the concern that employers would refuse to hire applicants who appear to be "foreign." Under title VII. employers are prohibited from failing to hire any individual because of such individuals race. color. or national origin. Title VII also establishes an elaborate administrative scheme for the handling of complaints of discrimination and allows complainants to bring suit in Federal court to seek back pay. reinstatement. and other equitable relief.
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Employers will refuse to hire applicants who appear to be "foreign."