Concerns Over Job Discrimination Against American Citizens

It appears that some American citizens are facing challenges in securing employment within their own country due to, well, their citizenship. This is a troubling situation.

“We have laws in place to ensure that individuals are protected against job discrimination and to uphold equal protection principles. Yet, some companies are openly declaring that they will not hire American citizens,” stated Gonzalez, expressing her dismay.

“A massive effort is necessary; perhaps we need a million citizen journalists to tackle this issue,” she emphasized, referencing a recent job listing on LinkedIn for an “Azure cloud engineer” position in Dallas, Texas.

The listing included a specific note: “H-4-EAD Only.”

“It also says, ‘Please send your resume if interested,'” Gonzalez mentioned, pointing out that the grammar was less than stellar.

“Currently, the H-4 visa is designed for dependents of H-1B visa holders—spouses and unmarried children under 21. I believe that H-1B, H-2A, H-2B dependents or spouses, and even H-3s, are also eligible to work. Visa holders can work, and while H-4s can’t initially, they can apply for an employment authorization document,” she added.

She described a concerning cycle: “You come to the country, bring your whole family along—kids included. Then those children are educated by another H-1B holder, who brings in their family, and the cycle continues.” It feels almost endless, with numerous job postings explicitly stating they “only accept visa holders.”

She questioned, “American citizens need not apply. Have you ever considered that you’re in the U.S., with job postings on one of the largest platforms in the world? And there it is, basically saying, ‘Oh, you’re a citizen? Don’t bother applying; we don’t regard your citizenship.'”

“I honestly didn’t expect to see such practices happening so openly,” she said, almost in disbelief. “Yet, here we are.”