Immigration Reform Law Institute | Federation for American Immigration Reform

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND
UNFAIR COMPETITION

Problem
Scofflaw employers who violate Federal immigration laws by hiring illegal aliens also are discriminating against U.S. citizens and legal resident aliens. Discrimination can occur when a U.S. citizen is not hired, is discharged or laid off, or by favoring illegal aliens in pay and working conditions.

Businesses that depend on illegal alien workers also damage and harm honest law-abiding employers through illegal unfair competition.

Solution
IRLI offers legal solutions to these problems often faced by honest U.S. workers and employers. IRLI can help you file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for employment discrimination on behalf of citizens. As a citizen discriminated against in the workplace you might receive back wages. Other legal remedies are available under federal and state law for immigration-related discrimination against Americans in their own country.

Download the U.S. Department of Justice
Charge Form for Unfair Immigration-Related Employment Practices

IRLI can also help companies that are in distress due to unfair competition from illegal alien workers with legal assistance. As a law-abiding company harmed by this type of unfair competition, you may be entitled to court orders protecting your business and monetary compensation for lost revenue or profits.

IRLI legal assistance is offered pro bono or at reduced cost to qualified U.S. workers and enterprises.

Answer the following questions . . .

Were you required to submit documentation to prove your lawful status in this country while other unauthorized alien employees were permitted to skip this formality?
Were you fired because you either expressed your disagreement about the company's policy of employing unauthorized aliens or threatened to file a formal complaint against the company?
Were you fired by your company because of your citizenship status?
Has your company suffered lost revenue, lost contracts, or reduced profits because your competitors have used unauthorized alien workers to unfairly reduce their cost of doing business?

If you answered YES to any of the above questions, please call Sharma Hammond, IRLI Staff Attorney at (202) 232-5590.

Disclaimer: This notice does not constitute an agreement by IRLI to provide legal representation, express or implied. Disclosure of information to IRLI in response to this notice is voluntary, and may be used to advance IRLI charitable purposes. Provision of legal services may be through arrangement with locally-retained counsel.