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TRUMP HAS BAD NEWS FOR COMPANIES That Refuse To ‘Hire American’

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9-30-17

"U.S. workers should have a chance at it before we bring in workers from abroad.”

By Becky Loggia

on September 28, 2017 at 4:13pm

After months of the Department of Justice warning U.S. companies not to put American workers at a disadvantage, the DOJ has finally decided to back up that warning with action.

 

The DOJ announced it has filed a suit against Crop Production — a Colorado-based company — on grounds of discriminating against U.S. workers in order to hire temporary foreign visa holders.

 

According to the DOJ site, the company “discriminated against at least three United States citizens by refusing to employ them as seasonal technicians in El Campo, Texas.

 

 

This act goes directly against President Donald Trump’s executive order to buy American and hire American.

 

According to the New York Post, the company is being “hit with an alleged violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which makes it unlawful for employers to intentionally discriminate against Americans because of … citizenship.”

 

 

Under the INA, it’s unlawful for employers to intentionally discriminate against U.S. workers in favor of temporary foreign workers. In fact, the H-2A visa program requires employers to recruit and hire qualified U.S. workers before that of foreign workers.

 

The DOJ suit, if successful will have the company giving those workers back pay and civil penalties, plus the implementation of other measures to overcome this type of discrimination.

 

“The Department of Justice will not tolerate employers who discriminate against U.S. workers because of a desire to hire temporary foreign visa holders,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said.

 

“Where there is a job available, U.S. workers should have a chance at it before we bring in workers from abroad.”

 

The suit is the first complaint filed since the “Protecting U.S. Workers Initiative” was launched on March 1.

 

According to Fox News, since the initiative’s launch, the division has opened 29 investigations of “potential discrimination against U.S. workers based on a hiring preference for foreign visa wor

 

 U.S. Workers Initiative” was launched on March 1.

According to Fox News, since the initiative’s launch, the division has opened 29 investigations of “potential discrimination against U.S. workers based on a hiring preference for foreign visa workers.”

https://www.westernjournalism.com/trump-admin-has-bad-news-for-companies-that-refuse-to-hire-american/