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Well, in some states it is illegal to ask a potential employee about their citizenship status. There are definitely industries in which hiring (suspected, but
by lliamander 8y ago
Well, in some states it is illegal to ask a potential employee about their citizenship status.
There are definitely industries in which hiring (suspected, but very likely) illegal immigrants is standard practice.
- ams6110 8y agoCitizenship perhaps not, but it's not at all illegal to ask whether a prospective employee is legally able to work in the United States, and upon hire it's required to demand documentation to prove it. The form is called the I-9. https://www.uscis.gov/i-9 https://www.uscis.gov/i-9
- ChuckMcM 8y agoIn all US states you are required to fill out an I-9 form if you are hired. That form requires that you "prove" to your employer that you have a legal right to work in the United States and you are required to provide a valid Social Security number or Tax ID number. If you fail to do that, you violate the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) which was passed in 1986 and subjects the business to fines, penalties, potentially the loss of business licenses and prosecution under the RICO act.
- lliamander 8y agoAnd it's not uncommon (in certain states, in certain industries) for forged identities to be used. As I understand it, so long as the SSN is "valid" and goes with the name provided, employers don't (and possibly can't, legally speaking) go beyond that.