Yes you did
discriminate in hiring, if you did
this.
First of all, it is recommended that you wait until you hire an
individual before asking him/her for papers to verify his/her identity
and work authorization. However, if you ask for papers ahead of
time
only from people who appear to be "foreign," you are discriminating on
basis of national origin. You must treat all
applicants
equally, and, when you review their papers, you cannot insist on seeing
particular documents if they have already shown you valid
documents.
Otherwise, you are engaging in document abuse.