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If it's not government hiring how is it legal to require citizenship?

>>culi+(OP)
For the same reason they can require you to have a Driver's License, be able to carry 50+lbs, live in the borders of Maryland, etc, etc.

Having the right to work in the US doesn't entitle you to a job. And there are plenty of reasons government institutions would want to disallow non-nationals a position. The whole point of citizenship is, after all, buying into the system; if you're not "in" your allegiances or potential recourse can always be argued to be limited. Dual-Citizens, such as myself, are in a similar boat for the same reasons (unless they opt to renounce foreign ties).

>>culi+(OP)
I read it as they're not requiring citizenship, they're requiring clearance, which requires citizenship.

>>deaddo+s1
Just to give some additional information but there are many government jobs or government contracting jobs where you can be a dual citizen, including I believe this one.

>>confid+Qg1
I didn’t mean lacking the exact same job opportunities, but having their loyalties be questioned and denied from certain secure positions.

I don’t believe this job actually would be possible as the level of clearance requested is usually denied to dual-nationals (without renouncing, of course).

>>trhr+o2
It wouldn't matter if they were requiring citizenship. The protected category is national origin. Companies can't normally require native-born citizenship but any company can refuse to hire non-citizens.

Citizenship is a pretty common requirement in information security in sensitive industries, to use the example I'm familiar with.

>>deaddo+dy2
Oh ok, thanks for the clarification.

>>0xBDB+LO2
Yeah, that makes sense. Who would deny a naturalized American all the rights and privileges? I don't know what people are getting upset about; I don't see anything that says "requires a native-born US citizen."

It says "US ONLY US Citizen," but that only excludes people who still swear allegiance to King Charles.