Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment
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#2Meanwhile 'Uncle Sam' will also not let SpaceX hire non-citizen PhDs from US universities.
Sometimes it feels like various branches of the US government are set up to sabotage each other.
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#3If they care so deeply about non-citizens maybe they should pull a Caracalla move and grant citizenship to everyone in their empire?
Re: Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment
#4Meanwhile 'Uncle Sam' will also not let SpaceX hire non-citizen PhDs from US universities. Sometimes it feels like various branches of the US government are set up to sabotage each other.
The rabbit hole goes much deeper than that, and more believable by the day.
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#6Meanwhile:
https://www.nasa.gov/careers/working-with-nasa
Other than extremely rare exceptions, you must be a U.S. citizen in order to work for NASA as a civil service employee.
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#7Meanwhile 'Uncle Sam' will also not let SpaceX hire non-citizen PhDs from US universities. Sometimes it feels like various branches of the US government are set up to sabotage each other.
> Explaining why this was way off-piste, the DoJ said in a statement yesterday: "Under these regulations, asylees, refugees, lawful permanent residents, US citizens and US nationals working at US companies can access export-controlled items without authorization from the US government. Therefore, these laws do not require SpaceX to treat asylees and refugees differently than US citizens or green card holders."
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#9As much as I dislike SpaceX's owner, the phrasing here would seem "reasonable" to me.
Remember, Space-X can't use the more "normal"/general "you must be legally permitted to work in the US" because not everyone who can work in the US can work at Space-X, because rockets.
Re: Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment
#10Meanwhile: https://www.nasa.gov/careers/working-with-nasa Other than extremely rare exceptions, you must be a U.S. citizen in order to work for NASA as a civil service employee.
At least you get to choose between sued for either ITAR or Civil Rights Law violations.