Employers fearful of sanctions will discriminate against individuals by: Refusing to hire resident aliens authorized to work. Preferring citizens in the hiring process. Forcing noncitizens to verify status with INS before considering applications. Is it inconceivable that such unintended discrimination will occur? Of course not. First. there is a climate of fear and ignorance in certain sections of this country about noncitizens. There does seem to be a general association of the problem of illegal immigration with resident aliens despite their having arrived in this country legally. Second. employers do not understand the complexities of immigration law. They have: Erroneously believed that prior bills became law. they did not. Yet. discrimination against resident aliens occurred. 51059 08629 tR. 171 They have erroneously believed that SimpsonMazzoli applied to current hires. They have refused to recognize valid work authorizations of all kinds. from temporary permits to green cards they thought had to be green. Third. we have the problem of faulty INS recordkeeping. INS records are woefully incomplete for recent and longterm aliens.
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General association of the problem of illegal immigration with resident aliens.