Previously established laws to prevent discrimination can only do so much. One is example is, “Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark piece of legislation that protects numerous workers against different types of discrimination, including national origin discrimination… Note that sometimes, English only rules are appropriate for a workplace” (Employment Discrimination Against Immigrants: Overview). By allowing employers to enforce said rules, it allows a new form of discrimination. It allows employers to determine when an employee can express their culture and ethnicity. Simultaneously, this allows employers to restrict immigrants’ and foreigners’ freedom of speech by enforcing and stating that only certain languages are deemed
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Undocumented immigrants face many challenges because “Without legal status, they have little choice but to remain in jobs that pay minimum wage or below, with few or no benefits such as health insurance or pension” (Petsod). Due to the illegality of employing undocumented immigrants, very few jobs are available. This leads to undocumented immigrants having to take any job they can. This is also the reason they are later trapped into remaining at jobs despite unfair conditions and treatment. Regarding the pay and benefits, undocumented immigrants have no leverage when it comes to negotiating these terms (Petsod). It is as easy as a phone call to Homeland Security to rid employers of those who oppose employers and their terms.
There are other alternatives to help rectify this problem. One of them being unions because, “Unions have long been found to enhance equality and reduce discrimination within the workplace, for example, reducing the wage gap between visible and minority and majority workers” (Soylu, Buchanan). Unions involvement would unite immigrant workers into a whole, which would provide a bigger voice to be heard with. Unions work to gain equal treatment for all not just immigrants so everyone would benefit, leading to less opposition. This would also encourage immigrants to help and provide support for one another
Undocumented immigrants face many challenges because “Without legal status, they have little choice but to remain in jobs that pay minimum wage or below, with few or no benefits such as health insurance or pension” (Petsod). Due to the illegality of employing undocumented immigrants, very few jobs are available. This leads to undocumented immigrants having to take any job they can. This is also the reason they are later trapped into remaining at jobs despite unfair conditions and treatment. Regarding the pay and benefits, undocumented immigrants have no leverage when it comes to negotiating these terms (Petsod). It is as easy as a phone call to Homeland Security to rid employers of those who oppose employers and their terms.
There are other alternatives to help rectify this problem. One of them being unions because, “Unions have long been found to enhance equality and reduce discrimination within the workplace, for example, reducing the wage gap between visible and minority and majority workers” (Soylu, Buchanan). Unions involvement would unite immigrant workers into a whole, which would provide a bigger voice to be heard with. Unions work to gain equal treatment for all not just immigrants so everyone would benefit, leading to less opposition. This would also encourage immigrants to help and provide support for one another