Donald Trump’s Companies Tried to Import at Least 1,100 Foreign Workers

TIME ^ | 08/03/2015 | Claire Zillman, FORTUNE

[SeekAndFind]

Presidential candidate said he would create and project American jobs

Companies owned by GOP frontrunner Donald Trump have sought at least 1,100 foreign worker visas since 2000—a practice that stands in stark contrast to Trump’s self-portrayal as a presidential candidate who would create and project American jobs.

A Reuters’ analysis of Department of Labor data shows that nine Trump-majority-owned companies have applied to bring waitresses, cooks, vineyard workers, and other laborers into the country on foreign worker visas. Most of the visa applications have gained approval, Reuters says. Palm Beach, Fla., resort Mar-a-Lago Club has sought the most foreign workers of the nine Trump-owned businesses. It has submitted applications for 787 workers since 2006. This month, it sought to bring in 70 foreign workers to work as maids, cooks, and servers on H-2B workers later this year.

The visas the Trump companies have relied on the most—H-2B—is a subset of the H-2 visa program that covers nonagricultural foreign workers. (H-2A visas are for farm workers.) The H-2 program is often criticized for leaving workers vulnerable to employer abuses. Last month, a Buzzfeed investigation portrayed the system as one that—at times—fosters modern-day slavery.

Trump has failed to outline a specific economic agenda, but in announcing his candidacy in June, the contender for the Republican presidential nomination said that he “will be the greatest jobs president that God every created. I will bring back our jobs from China, Mexico and other places. I will bring back jobs and our money,” Trump said.

[BigEdLB]

Those people were brought here to the US legally by Trump. The jobs brought back from Mexico and China means are people working in those countries. Apples and Oranges. Time should know better. Now, bringing people here to work instead of hiring Americans... That may be an issue, but the comparison is not valid.

[GregoTX]

"...sought at least 1,100 foreign worker visas since 2000..."

So? Worker visas have always been legal. Illegal aliens and foreign workers here on visas are not the same thing.

[DoughtyOne]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=trump%20companies%201%2C100

[jimbo123]

Most of them were WHITE Eastern European waitress, bartenders and maids for his hotels. And White Eastern European models for his modeling agency.




Jeb is just mad that they weren't illegal La Raza uglies!

[DoughtyOne]

...Tried to Import at Least 1,100 Foreign Workers

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Now, bringing people here to work instead of hiring Americans... That may be an issue

I think if you read the first paragraph of the article... that is exactly the author’s issue.

[sickoflibs]

RE:”Presidential candidate said he would create and project American jobs Companies owned by GOP frontrunner Donald Trump have sought at least 1,100 foreign worker visas since 2000—a practice that stands in stark contrast to Trump’s self-portrayal as a presidential candidate who would create and project American jobs.”

Must be a mistake, Trump not only will keep our jobs here but he will bring them back too.

Anything is easy to Don.

[MNDude]

And how many has Obama brought in?

[Da Coyote]

Yeah, riiiiight.

And the climate is warming...oh wait.

And the Arctic is ice free...oh wait.

And Clinton didn’t get a Kewinski...oh wait.

tIME?

Bwahahahahaha

[Vendome]

So?

Legal immigrants aren’t a problem with me.

[Vendome]

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

” It has submitted applications for 787 workers since 2006. This month, it sought to bring in 70 foreign workers to work as maids, cooks, and servers on H-2B workers later this year.”

Oooh, ooh, ooh, 70 a month. 787 workers over 9 years is 108 months is 7 a month. Yeah, that’s a travesty.

[boycott]

I am leaning more toward Trump after your post.

We need to bring in more like that.

[jimbo123]

Amnesty for Trump’s Eastern European hotties!

Deport Jeb’s La Raza uglies!

[Kickass Conservative]

Wasn’t this non story posted a day or two ago?

[BigEdLB]

Wives #1 and #3 are eastern European. Trump has a thing for that type. ;)

[boycott]

Amnesty for Trump’s Eastern European hotties!

Deport Jeb’s La Raza uglies!

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Sounds like a great campaign slogan.

[McGruff]

Aw Jeez. Not this story again.

Donald Trump’s Companies Tried to Import at Least 1,100 Foreign Workers ^

08/03/2015 11:54:08 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 13 replies
TIME ^ | 08/03/2015 | Claire Zillman, FORTUNE

Exclusive: Donald Trump’s companies have sought visas to import at least 1,100 workers ^

08/03/2015 3:12:55 AM PDT · by Dallas59 · 45 replies
Reuters ^ | 8/2/2015 | Reuters

Trump companies sought to bring in 1,100 foreign workers: report ^

08/01/2015 10:44:11 AM PDT · by Laissez-faire capitalist · 100 replies
The Hill ^ | 8/1/2015 | Peter Schroeder

That’s 3,300 so far.

[RoosterRedux]

Oh noes.

This will push Trump's poll numbers even higher.