[guelo]

What is your point? Sencond-class citizen seems like a valid analogy for two types of employees.

[TAForObvReasons]

There's arguably a difference between a contractor employed by Nintendo (receiving a 1099 from the company) and a contractor employed by an outsourcing firm that Nintendo uses (paid by the outsourcing firm). The former seems analogous to "second-class citizens" while the latter seems analogous to "foreign resident"

[somehnacct3757]

Perhaps making a reference to the fact that employees (contract or otherwise) are more like subjects than citizens.

[oneoff786]

A contractor is not an employee.