Sentence examples for based on national origin from inspiring English sources

"If the President can decide, based on national origin, how many refugees there are," Frank Easterbrook, one of the judges, asked, "why can't a state?" The court eventually ruled that when it comes to immigrants it is the federal government that has the right to discriminate, not state governments.

The rise of the Indian population in Westchester can be traced to the 1965 change in immigration law that put an end to quotas based on national origin.

Some servers do try to sniff out stingy tippers, engaging in customer profiling based on national origin, age, race, gender and other traits.

"In the course of his routines, Sicari has demeaned certain people based on national origin and religion and has revealed his political leanings," according to the court's opinion.

Facebook's own guidelines forbid "hate speech", which covers "direct attacks" based on "national origin" as well as religion, gender and ethnicity.

Rather, the E.E.O.C. has sued to overturn some by invoking Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a provision that bars employment discrimination based on national origin.

The University of California announced sweeping actions Wednesday to protect its students who came into the country illegally, saying it would refuse to assist federal immigration agents, turn over confidential records without court orders or supply information for any national registry based on race, national origin or religion.

The ACLU calls H.R.158, passed last Tuesday by overwhelming support (419 yes), as a measure calling for "blanket arbitrary discrimination based on nationality and national origin".

By singling out Syrian and Iraqi refugees, the bill also shamefully discriminates against them based on their national origin, nationality, and religion.

Hollande added that this increased anti-terrorist regimen was a matter of national interest, not collective punishment of some particular group: "France without distinctions based on race, national origin, personal history or religion".

Pratt also wrote that the governor's directive "clearly discriminates against Syrian refugees based on their national origin".