english speaking kids- no bus ride

[JanetElaine]

It may be illegal to ask about citizen status in a job interview, but once the person is hired, s/he has to show proof of the right to legally work. That takes the form of passport, social security card, green card, etc. All employers I know have required two such forms of i.d. for years.

Is this just in California?

All employers have to fill out a form I-9. Employers must examine evidence of identity and employment eligibility. The prospect employee has free choice of which document they want to use to prove this. Well, not completely free choice: it has to be either one document from list A, or one document each from list B and C.

For example, from list B and C: driver license plus social security card makes enough proof, or even a school ID card plus social security card. If the prospect employee would choose those, nobody would ever know if he/she was a US citizen, permanent resident, or any other category.

Please google 'form I-9' for the full A, B and C lists.

Edited to add, what is funny (in light of the Farmers Branch 'nice try') is the first line on form I-9:

"It is illegal to discriminate against any individual (other than an alien not authorized to work in the US) in hiring, discharging or recruiting or referring for a fee because of that individual's national origin or citizenship status."

Employers are also not allowed to tell people which documents to use for these purposes, so if they demand two documents when you show them one 'List A' document, you can report them. You can forget about the job then, too, I would presume.

 

[Jeana (DP)]

It may be illegal to ask about citizen status in a job interview, but once the person is hired, s/he has to show proof of the right to legally work. That takes the form of passport, social security card, green card, etc. All employers I know have required two such forms of i.d. for years.

Is this just in California?

All the employers that you know have followed the law. Unfortunately, there are many of them who do not. For smaller businesses, trying to get information from the government regarding prospective employees can be difficult as well. I've heard that they want to make it easier in the future, but the government can't have it both ways. The lawsuits in Farmers Branch even went so far as to whom they could rent apartments, etc. It would have been a good thing.

 

[KatK]

I think people missed something in that article...

<snip>
St. Paul schools spokeswoman Dayna Kennedy acknowledged Thursday that school officials handled the situation poorly, but said language had nothing to do with the incident. The reason Armstrong's children were ineligible to ride the bus was that they lived outside the school's attendance area, she said.
"It is our responsibility to ensure the safety of these kids, and we made a mistake," Kennedy said. "The kids should have gotten home that day."

<snip>
The Armstrongs said they learned that when they moved last year, they landed outside of Phalen's attendance area.

 

[Floh]

I think people missed something in that article...

Good point, Katk. you're absolutely right.

sooo, IMO, having actually read that part it's clear the headline was selected to whip up indignation. and the tactic worked on foolish me. :doh:

Mom says kids barred from bus for speaking English

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/01/11/kicked.off.bus.ap/index.html

 

[j2mirish]

Good point, Katk. you're absolutely right.

sooo, IMO, having actually read that part it's clear the headline was selected to whip up indignation. and the tactic worked on foolish me. :doh:

Mom says kids barred from bus for speaking English

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/01/11/kicked.off.bus.ap/index.html

worked on me too- I started the thread............:blushing:

 

[txsvicki]

Good point, Katk. you're absolutely right.

sooo, IMO, having actually read that part it's clear the headline was selected to whip up indignation. and the tactic worked on foolish me. :doh:

Mom says kids barred from bus for speaking English

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/01/11/kicked.off.bus.ap/index.html

It may still be the truth but got being covered up with the attendance zone thing.