Arizona colleges accused of immigrant discrimination

[thundley4]

Obama has declared all out war on the State of Arizona.

Before this year, Phoenix-area community colleges asked legal immigrants to show a green card before hiring them. The Justice Department calls the policy 'document abuse' and seeks damages.

Reporting from Washington — Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined, but the Obama administration warned this week that they also can be fined for asking legal immigrants to show their green cards before hiring them.

The Justice Department's civil rights division sued the Maricopa County Community Colleges in Arizona, seeking damages from schools for having "intentionally committed document abuse discrimination."

Prior to this year, the local colleges in the Phoenix area asked job applicants who were not U.S. citizens to show a driver's license, a Social Security card and their permanent resident card, commonly called a green card.


The Justice Department said a valid driver's license and a Social Security card are usually sufficient to show that a person is authorized to work. Requesting a green card amounts to "immigration-related employment discrimination," said Thomas E. Perez, the assistant attorney general for civil rights.

Federal law forbids treating "authorized workers differently during the hiring process based on their citizenship status," Perez said. He said the department's Office of Special Counsel would bring legal actions against employers who impose "unnecessary and discriminatory hurdles to employment for work-authorized noncitizens."

LaLaTimes

WTF? Drivers licenses and SS numbers are too easy to fabricate. What is wrong with requiring the "green card"?

[DefiantSix]

...What is wrong with requiring the "green card"?

The MessiahnFuhrer doesn't have one?

[Chris_]

Arizona has had the eVerify system in place since 2007.  What's different from eVerify and asking for a green card to prove citizenship?

[cavegal]

Obama has declared all out war on the State of Arizona.
 LaLaTimes

WTF? Drivers licenses and SS numbers are too easy to fabricate. What is wrong with requiring the "green card"?

Once again they are on the wrong side. How about protecting US citizens ...............................?........................*crickets* Oh and not NBPP ones either (New Black Panther Party)

[true_blood]

The MessiahnFuhrer doesn't have one?

Yeah! He's missing a ****in' brain too!

[ROCKURWORLD]

I thought the law says immigrants are supposed to carry their green card at all times and are supposed to produce it when asked.

[thundley4]

I thought the law says immigrants are supposed to carry their green card at all times and are supposed to produce it when asked.

That's the federal law, I believe. However, since this is a state agency requiring it, it violates the federal governments right of enforcement. [/obama fellator off]

[iaxelr8]

First statement in the article.....
"Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined, but the Obama administration warned this week that they also can be fined for asking legal immigrants to show their green cards before hiring them."

Sooooo...If I'm reading this correctly, it is against the law to hire an illegal immigrant....but you can't ask them to prove if they're legally here. Ok...that all makes perfect sense There are just not enough smileys for that one. In the book of phraseology, please replace "damned if you do, damned if you don't" with this.

[true_blood]

First statement in the article.....
"Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined, but the Obama administration warned this week that they also can be fined for asking legal immigrants to show their green cards before hiring them.

Oh, THE IRONY with this imposter in chief!! What a waste of good space in the White House. Hey Obummer, get your head out of your ass and start doing good for America. Tell that red diaper doper baby, Eric Holder to wake up as well.
I'm sick of the double talk from these ass hats!

[Boudicca]

Oh how I wish we in Arizona would pull a South Carolina and secede from the Obama Regime.  Not going to happen but could that asshole and his buddies be any more open in their hatred and disdain for our state and THE RULE OF LAW.
My husband thinks we should send lots of busses to the border, load up the illegal aliens and ship them to places like DC, San Francisco and any other whiny ass place that thinks it's so racist to keep Mexico and the rest of Central and South America out of our country unless they follow proper procedures.
Will we even HAVE a southern border by 2012 at the rate these  :mental:bureaucrats are going?

[true_blood]

Will we even HAVE a southern border by 2012 at the rate these  :mental:bureaucrats are going?

That's what I'm afraid of!! Look what's going on down there lately. (You probably know, as you live down there.) Not a pretty picture at all.

[NHSparky]

Lemme guess--all the questions my current employer asked regarding citizenship, criminal history, financial records, drug use, psychological profile--all those are illegal too?