This situation will only be exacerbated by sanctions. First. employer sanctions will foster the creation of de facto suspect classification for Hispanics and persons of foreign appearance. Because the problem of illegal immigration is perceived by many. as a Mexican problem or as a problem of Central America and the Caribbean Basin. persons who share a common appearance with those from the region will invariably become suspect in the minds of employers. As to these individuals. the sanctions provisions would impose conflicting obligations on the employer which may prove difficult to reconcile: The obligation not to discriminate in hiring on the basis of an applicants race or national origin. and the new obligation not to hire persons unauthorized for employment. In an effort to minimize the conflict and to avoid the risk of the new obligation. some employers will undoubtedly adopt a simplistic solution of discriminatory exclusion of foreignlooking workers.
Identified stereotypes
Associating Hispanics and people of foreign appearance with illegal immigration.