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Restrict "Bilingual" Requirement on Job Applications

Created by D.T. on June 06, 2013

As it stands today, employers are allowed to "require" that applicants be bilingual in Spanish and "any other language." This is being used as a loophole to ensure employment to Latino workers only, while not specifically stating that this is the reason.

I would like to petition that, unless a company specifically does businesses in South America, Spain or any other Spanish-speaking region or country, not within the confines of the United States of America, this should not be allowed as a requirement for employment.

Employment is equal-opportunity in the United States and it is unfair to job-seekers who speak a language that isn't Spanish. The language spoken by the employers should not be a requirement for the employees.

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