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		nthngtshr on March 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2020) Not a lawyer, but I think it might be illegal to only hire US citizens, unless you're some government contractor. Did you mean you don't sponsor visas? Then you should clarify I think.

Meegul on March 3, 2020 | [–]

You're correct that our intention was to convey that we are not sponsoring visas. Unfortunately, we cannot update the post at this point.

kristopolous on March 3, 2020 | [–]

it's race & national origin (protected class), not citizenship status. See https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm

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