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Sabayon65

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7. I never said it was

Fri Mar 2, 2012, 03:37 AM

Mar 2012

So it's not right to assume that Latinos aren't citizens, but it's fine to ask anyone else not just once, but multiple times (implying disbelief), if he's a citizen?

Look, maybe I just rubbed the guy the wrong way, or he didn't like the looks of me, and he was trying to egg me on. This kind of thing can happen and it might not have necessarily been racism. But it's not out of the stretch to think that some people might still dislike "ethnic" white people like Poles or Italians, or that they might equally dislike people of East Asian descent.

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Is an employer allowed to ask if you're a U.S. citizen? [View all] Sabayon65 Feb 2012 OP

I hope so. earthside Feb 2012 #1

Usually not quite is the answer dmallind Feb 2012 #2

I told them I was a citizen. Sabayon65 Feb 2012 #3

It's certainly weird yes. Would it be too personal to ask why they might have? dmallind Feb 2012 #4

I have a hyphenated/foreign sounding last name. Sabayon65 Mar 2012 #5

Hmm. If you could somehow find out if they asked others the same q dmallind Mar 2012 #8

It's not discrimination just because you didn't get the job EgaLitE Mar 2012 #6

I never said it was Sabayon65 Mar 2012 #7

Thought that was on all applications Bradical79 Mar 2012 #9

For jobs in my field, you apply directly to a manager or HR and send in a resume. Sabayon65 Mar 2012 #10

They have a right to ask if you are legally able to work in the US The empressof all Mar 2012 #11

I9 form Paulie Mar 2012 #12

They can Somewhereinbetween Apr 2012 #13