Originally Posted by
flyerfly
Would someone please educate me as to why people with foreign citizenship and passports are able to work for airlines based in the United States when in many countries in Europe and elsewhere it is impossible to get a job without citizenship? Why are foreign pilots getting jobs in the United States while my U.S. born brothers and sisters are furloughed and on the streets. It's not a race debate, its an ethics debate. I'm not trying to be a bigot, but I am trying to understand......
First of all, it's a very small minority that have most likely married or gotten sponsored into a green card. Second of all, it's because they can. This is a country with open borders. Most countries have closed borders, they can not afford to lose people so they obviously prefer to hire within and they make it harder for outsiders to become a citizen and get a job.