Swordsmyth
05-11-2018, 06:38 PM
The Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security entered into an agreement Friday aimed at stopping U.S. companies from favoring foreign workers with visas over U.S. workers, according to documents first obtained by the Washington Examiner.
Justice and Homeland Security officials hope the tighter union, made official Friday through a memorandum of understanding, leads to quicker detection of U.S. employers who discriminate against U.S. workers, as well as quicker punishment for immigrants who abuse or commit fraud in the process.
Hiring "temporary foreign visa workers over available, qualified U.S. workers may be discriminating in violation" of U.S. law, documents detailing the joint agreement stated. The agreement is between the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
“In the spirit of President Trump’s Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American, today’s partnership adds to the Civil Rights Division’s tools to stop employers from discriminating against U.S. workers by favoring foreign visa workers,” acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Civil Rights Division said in a statement. “The Division looks forward to expanding its partnerships with USCIS to hold accountable employers that discriminate against U.S. workers based on their citizenship status.”
More at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice-department-dhs-team-up-to-stop-us-companies-from-favoring-foreign-workers-exclusive
Justice and Homeland Security officials hope the tighter union, made official Friday through a memorandum of understanding, leads to quicker detection of U.S. employers who discriminate against U.S. workers, as well as quicker punishment for immigrants who abuse or commit fraud in the process.
Hiring "temporary foreign visa workers over available, qualified U.S. workers may be discriminating in violation" of U.S. law, documents detailing the joint agreement stated. The agreement is between the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
“In the spirit of President Trump’s Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American, today’s partnership adds to the Civil Rights Division’s tools to stop employers from discriminating against U.S. workers by favoring foreign visa workers,” acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Civil Rights Division said in a statement. “The Division looks forward to expanding its partnerships with USCIS to hold accountable employers that discriminate against U.S. workers based on their citizenship status.”
More at: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice-department-dhs-team-up-to-stop-us-companies-from-favoring-foreign-workers-exclusive