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by huhsamovar 4859 days ago
Yes, I was implicitly assuming the spouse was a citizen. Apologies for the confusion.

You have rarely seen this happen because it is illegal. It is also illegal to hire based on nationality, gender, race or any other identifying feature. You can't seriously claim that this doesn't happen in practice. While this may be cynical, I don't doubt this for a minute.