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Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination

  • Organization: Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice
  • Creation Date: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
  • Submitted: Tuesday, March 06, 2007
  • Attachment: LINK
Federal laws prohibit discrimination based on a person's national origin, race, color, religion, disability, sex, and familial status. It is illegal to discriminate because of a person's birthplace, ancestry, culture or language.