Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, on Thursday responded to reports that recruitment agencies were colluding with companies to eliminate “non-diverse” candidates from the hiring pool. Letters were sent to 10 referral companies regarding their diversity hiring practices.

The Daily Caller will begin with Robert Half, Kelly Service, Randstad North America, Korn Ferry, ManpowerGroup, Egon Zehnder, Spencer Stewart, Heidrick & Struggles, Russell Reynolds Associates, and Diver. We obtained a letter addressed to 10 recruitment agencies in the Cified Search Group. In his letter, Cotton urges companies to reject any requests for racial discrimination in hiring practices.

“Compliance with DEI mandates may violate federal law. For example, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits private employers from making employment decisions based on race. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioners of the “EEOC'' have warned that “diversity programs pose legal and real risks to companies,'' Cotton wrote in the letter.

Read the letter here:

(Get daily callers) — … by henry rogers

“Employment policies based on race are being challenged in court, and there is no doubt that DEI efforts by companies that discriminate on the basis of race will suffer the same fate as affirmative action in academia. Staffing agencies like yours must keep in mind that they are also subject to anti-discrimination laws. It is prohibited,” he warned. ” (Related: Exclusive: Sen. Cotton calls on DHS to 'immediately deport' foreign nationals who express support for Hamas attack)

“For your own sake and the sake of your clients, we encourage you to reject calls for racial discrimination in recruitment,” Cotton added. (Related: Sen. Tom Cotton supports President Trump)

In June, the Supreme Court ruled in two cases to block affirmative action, and many U.S. companies stopped using diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) language in the workplace.