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The EEOC enforces the labor standards provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

O A. True
O B. False

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The EEOC does not enforce the labor standards of the Immigration and Nationality Act; instead, it enforces laws against employment discrimination. The enforcement of immigration-related labor standards is handled by the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Labor.

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The statement that the EEOC enforces the labor standards provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act is false. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It does not enforce the labor standards provisions related to immigration. These provisions include prohibiting the hiring of illegal immigrants and requiring employers to ask for proof of citizenship to verify the right to work, which are enforced by the Department of Homeland Security and specifically, within it, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) along with the Department of Labor.

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