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From: aouriri@ittvax.UUCP (Chedley Aouriri)
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Subject: Re: Needed Space Scientists for SETI program
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Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 15:48:39 EST
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> 
>  >[From an ad in net.jobs:]
>  >> Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Program. . . .
>  >> 
>  >> U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED.
>  >
>  >Is the government afraid of leaking secrets to the Martians?
>  >Or are they just using NASA as a smokescreen for work on something 
>  >other than SETI?  Do we really want xenophobes like this to be
>  >the first to "make contact"?  Looks like David Stockman overlooked 
>  >some good candidates for budget cutting!
> 
> It's very difficult to hire a U.S. citizen for a technical position;
> you have to prove that "no US citizen could do the job you're hiring
> them for".  Also, if it's government-funded, I would think that since
> it's being paid for by US citizens' taxes, they prefer to hire US
> citizens (I wouldn't be surprised if there are gov't regulations
> about this).
> 
> -- 
> 	
> 	marie desjardins
> 	...!harvard!h-sc4!h-sc1!desjardins


Not quiet true!
According to US law, employers can hire non US citizens 
if they are Permanent Residents in the US (ie. they have the so
called "green card"). Not only that, but it is illegal to discriminate
against them. 
Non US citizens who are Permanent Residents in the US have all the
rights and duties of US citizens, exepting the right to vote or be
elected in federal elections, and including the armed service duty
(Permanent Residents are draftable by the US army).
Now, an established policy of DOD requires US Defense contractors to 
employ on DOD projects only those who have security clearance. And
you cannot get a Security Clearance if you are not a US citizen.
That is why many employment ads post "US citizenship required".
By the way, you can tell whether the seeked employment position
is with a DOD contracted project just by enquiring about the US
citizenship requirement.