Re: hiring of foreigners?
Posted by Stellaluna on 9/06/08
Mari is correct. If the teacher is already able to work here
legally, then it is about who they prefer to hire. If the
teacher's visa is based on this job offer... then they will have
some 'splaining to do.
I am not a US citizen, but my husband and children are. I am,
however, a permanent resident alien which gives me the right to
legally work and reside in the US.
But when I first came here on a temp. visa (before I met my
hubby) my district had to submit paperwork saying that my job
could not be filled by a citizen. At the time, there was a
teacher shortage in the area so it was true. I had several
principals fighting for me. Had I not married a US citizen (my
original plan was just to come to the California for a year or 2
and then move back home... but fate had other ideas) I probably
would not have been able to stay too long.... as the shortage
didn't last.
My friend who is a special ed teacher did get her green card the
hard way... but she had to pay a bundle for lawyers and to have
her own job advertised across the country in case a qualified
citizen wanted it. In her case, they had such a shortage in
special ed it didn't matter if someone wanted her job... there
were plenty to go around and she was able to stay put.
Actually, her going through that process helped her district as
a few out of state special ed teachers applied and were hired
due to her ad!!!!
On 9/06/08, Mari wrote:
> On 9/06/08, Becky wrote:
>> If there is a qualified U. S. citizen (me) available and
>> interested in a teaching job as an ESL teacher, is it
> legal
>> to bypass her and hire a person from Colombia instead? I
>> just learned yesterday that this happened to me. I
>> interviewed for a job in July, and I just learned that a
>> teacher from Colombia just interviewed for the same job
> and
>> was hired just this past week. I was fuming when I
> learned
>> that.
>
> I don't think citizenship matters, but rather whether one
> can legally work here or not. Did the school offer a work
> visa for her to be able to come here, or was she already
> here, or living in Colombia but already eligible to work
> here?
>
Posts on this thread, including this one
- hiring of foreigners?, 9/06/08, by Becky.
- Re: hiring of foreigners?, 9/06/08, by Mari.
- Re: hiring of foreigners?, 9/06/08, by Stellaluna.
- Re: hiring of foreigners?, 9/08/08, by Becky.
- Re: hiring of foreigners?, 9/30/08, by Kelsey.
- Re: hiring of foreigners?, 9/30/08, by hmm.
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