Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring

PetDinosaurs, 10 months ago

For those of you who are also asking “wtf is an asylee?” It appears to be a correct term for a person seeking asylum.

TheGoodKall, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

EDIT: see reply about why this isn’t true and I was wrong.

This is really stupid. The government puts all kinds of restrictions on SpaceX about having to have only US citizens work on rockets, which is their whole business, and is now suing them for only hiring US citizens. Don’t get me wrong, discrimination is wrong, but this is legally required descrimination from the same group mad about the discrimination

stopthatgirl7, 10 months ago

Um, no?

In job postings and public statements over several years, SpaceX wrongly claimed that under federal regulations known as “export control laws,” SpaceX could hire only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, sometimes referred to as “green card holders.” Export control laws impose no such hiring restrictions. Moreover, asylees’ and refugees’ permission to live and work in the United States does not expire, and they stand on equal footing with U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents under export control laws. Under these laws, companies like SpaceX can hire asylees and refugees for the same positions they would hire U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. And once hired, asylees and refugees can access export-controlled information and materials without additional government approval, just like U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.

TheGoodKall, 10 months ago

I apologize, I stand corrected. The export control law does exist, but asylees and refugees are in the allowed group. Thank you for the context

Haui, 10 months ago

Upvote for correcting yourself without taking the knife out. You got dignity.