> -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:21 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: _Isn't_it_Discrimination? > > It is discrimination if they give me a VISA and not you. But they do > not offer it to anyone and you CAN NOT require a company to offer > visas to an employee. > > If the guy comes in with the visa already they can't turn him away but > they are not legally required to sponsor his visa. I think we are > having a misunderstanding. Looks like the guy was pissed companies > won't sponsor a visa for him. Its not discrimination. > > You are right if there is a visa involved...but there is not visa > involved because the companies will not sponsor him. And they do not > have to. They can get their visas on their own if they want one so > badly.
I agree there, but Dana convinced me that refusing based on citizenship and refusing sponsorship are two different things. I still that companies are just being lazy and confusing the two however. But hiring a resident alien (non-citizen) really doesn't present any more hassle for the employer. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139865 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
