There are a lot of people who seek employment in which the employer is basically in a dilemma. in a catch22 situation. If he asks too many questions of that individual. perhaps because he or she looks Hispanic. speaks with a Spanish accent. that employer can be charged with discrimination. But If the employer does not ask enough questions to verify the legal status of the employee. he can be charged with violating our immigration laws for hiring somebody who is not legally authorized to work here. As Senator SIMPSON and others have said. the system we have tried to devise to verify the working status. or legal status. of the individual for work purposes is not working because it relies on a series of documents. all of which are easy to forge. Therefore. you end up with a situation where It Is virtually impossible for the employer to really know whether the individual is entitled to work or not.
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Employers are in a catch-22 situation because they can be charged with discrimination if they ask too many questions of someone who looks Hispanic or speaks with a Spanish accent.