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I have a friend who studied Business (with a concentration on Entrepreneurship) at Notre Dame (2nd best in Business according to BusinessWeek). While at Notre D

by nico 17y ago

I have a friend who studied Business (with a concentration on Entrepreneurship) at Notre Dame (2nd best in Business according to BusinessWeek). While at Notre Dame he could not get decent internships at big companies because these companies either had a policy to not hire foreigners (at least not for internships), or because it was such a hassle that they'd rather not. Many of those companies were also in the process of shutting down their "immigration departments" because it's become increasingly difficult to get visas for their foreign workers, hence for them it's pretty much like playing the lottery when they apply for an H1B visa for one of their workers, and having dedicated staff for this very uncertain process is a big cost. While finishing school, my friend was unable to secure a job with any company, he had an offer from PWC, but it was finally withdrawn, while his friends were hired. At the end he decided coming back to Chile, where he now has a job at one of the top VCs in the country. This is only one case, but I think it represents what a lot of immigrants in the US have been experiencing.

kragen 17y ago
In the US it is supposed to be illegal to discriminate in hiring on the basis of national origin, which sometimes prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship: http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/national-origin.html#VI http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/national-origin.html#VI It happens all the time, of course.
- philwelch 17y ago
  National origin and citizenship, you're right. But when it comes to immigration status, I've always had the "are you eligible to work in the United States?" question asked of me for every job I've applied to.
  - lutorm 17y ago
    Yeah, companies are now required to verify work eligibility for their employees.
  - ajju 17y ago
    It is not illegal to discriminate on the basis of immigration status. In fact "Sorry, we can't hire anyone other than citizens and permanent residents" is so common a response, it's usually part of the job ad itself.
  - kragen 17y ago
    That's legit.
- yardie 17y ago
  This has nothing to do with work visas which is what his friend was unable to get. EEOC policy states you can't discriminate on race, country of origin, skin color, etc. But if you don't have the right to work the EEOC won't protect you from not getting hired, or fired for not having the proper documentation.

by nico 17y ago

kragen 17y ago

In the US it is supposed to be illegal to discriminate in hiring on the basis of national origin, which sometimes prohibits discrimination on the basis of citizenship: http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/national-origin.html#VI http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/national-origin.html#VI It happens all the time, of course.

philwelch 17y ago
National origin and citizenship, you're right. But when it comes to immigration status, I've always had the "are you eligible to work in the United States?" question asked of me for every job I've applied to.
- lutorm 17y ago
  Yeah, companies are now required to verify work eligibility for their employees.
- ajju 17y ago
  It is not illegal to discriminate on the basis of immigration status. In fact "Sorry, we can't hire anyone other than citizens and permanent residents" is so common a response, it's usually part of the job ad itself.
- kragen 17y ago
  That's legit.
yardie 17y ago
This has nothing to do with work visas which is what his friend was unable to get. EEOC policy states you can't discriminate on race, country of origin, skin color, etc. But if you don't have the right to work the EEOC won't protect you from not getting hired, or fired for not having the proper documentation.