Posted on 07/06/2015 7:07:41 PM PDT by lowbridge
For weeks, dozens of construction workers from Latin America have streamed onto the site of the Old Post Office Pavilion in downtown Washington and taken pride in their work building one of the city’s newest luxury hotels.
But that job site is now laden with tension after the man behind the project — billionaire developer Donald Trump — put himself at the center of the nation’s debate over illegal immigration.
Trump garnered headlines — and prompted several business associates to sever relations with him — when he launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination last month with a controversial description of drug dealers and “rapists” crossing the border each day into the United States from Mexico.
But a Trump company may be relying on some undocumented workers to finish the $200 million hotel, which will sit five blocks from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, according to several who work there. A Trump spokeswoman said the company and its contractors follow all applicable laws. But in light of Trump’s comments, some of the workers at the site said they are now worried about their jobs — while others simply expressed disgust over the opinions of the man ultimately responsible for the creation of those jobs.
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Why hasn’t INS raided the job site?
The Compost, rather than hurting Trump has probably outed their Chamber of Commerce buddy contractors that support cheap illegal immigration with "path to citizenship" shilling.
Trump can probably recover from these contractors. More money in Trump's pocket, and more pain for those that collaborate with the left.
Yeah, he probably never even noticed the "Made in China" tag on his Macy's clothing line either...
I agree...Trump is doing a good job as a usefull idiot but I don’t trust him for snything else.
Dept. of Justice is just three blocks down Pennsylvania Ave. from the Old Wash. Post Office. Do you think AG Lynch will care about these people?
Just for historical disclosure. I used to report to the FBI agents who were involved in my undercover work at the Old PO which was then the Washington Field Office of the FBI. Headquarters was also only 3 blocks away. Had lunch at a nearby restaurant with Assistant Dir. Bill Sullivan to brief him on my findings.
Interestingly, we were right across the street from one of the last strip-joints in town. Ah, the irony of it all.
Those were the days, when FBI agents worked to protect America, not play PC politicos.
The guy runs a multi billion dollar business. Can’t POSSIBLY follow everything. My guess is they go - QUICKLY.
If he's that outraged he should quit.
So all his talk about 'American workers' is just a smokescreen? Thanks for clearing that up...
Trump should do criminal background checks on all his subcontractor's personnel?
Did you bump your head before you wrote that?
Statement from Donald J. Trump:
I don’t see how there is any room for misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the statement I made on June 16th during my Presidential announcement speech. Here is what I said, and yet this statement is deliberately distorted by the media:
“When Mexico (meaning the Mexican Government) sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you (pointing to the audience). They’re not sending you (pointing again). They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems to us. They’re bringing drugs.They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people! But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we’re getting. And it only makes common sense. They’re sending us not the right people. It’s coming from more than Mexico. It’s coming from all over South and Latin America, and it’s coming probably from the Middle East. But we don’t know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don’t know what’s happening. And it’s got to stop and it’s got to stop fast.”
What can be simpler or more accurately stated? The Mexican Government is forcing their most unwanted people into the United States. They are, in many cases, criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc. This was evident just this week when, as an example, a young woman in San Francisco was viciously killed by a 5 time deported Mexican with a long criminal record, who was forced back into the United States because they didn’t want him in Mexico. This is merely one of thousands of similar incidents throughout the United States. In other words, the worst elements in Mexico are being pushed into the United States by the Mexican government. The largest suppliers of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs are Mexican cartels that arrange to have Mexican immigrants trying to cross the borders and smuggle in the drugs. The Border Patrol knows this. Likewise, tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border. The United States has become a dumping ground for Mexico and, in fact, for many other parts of the world. On the other hand, many fabulous people come in from Mexico and our country is better for it. But these people are here legally, and are severely hurt by those coming in illegally. I am proud to say that I know many hard working Mexicans—many of them are working for and with me…and, just like our country, my organization is better for it.
The Mexican Government wants an open border as long as it’s a ONE WAY open border into the United States. Not only are they killing us at the border, but they are killing us on trade … and the country of Mexico is making billions of dollars in doing so.
I have great respect for Mexico and love their people and their peoples’ great spirit. The problem is, however, that their leaders are far smarter, more cunning, and better negotiators than ours. To the citizens of the United States, who I will represent far better than anyone else as President, the Mexican government is not our friend…and why should they be when the relationship is totally one sided in their favor on both illegal immigration and trade. I have pointed this out during my speeches and it is something Mexico doesn’t want me to say. In actuality, it was only after my significant rise in the polls that Univision, previously my friend, went ballistic. I believe that my examples of bad trade deals for the United States was of even more concern to the Mexican government than my talk of border security.
I have lost a lot during this Presidential run defending the people of the United States. I have always heard that it is very hard for a successful person to run for President. Macy’s, NBC, Serta and NASCAR have all taken the weak and very sad position of being politically correct even though they are wrong in terms of what is good for our country. Univision, because 70% of their business comes from Mexico, in my opinion, is being dictated to by the Mexican Government. The last thing Mexico wants is Donald Trump as President in that I will make great trade deals for the United States and will have an impenetrable border—only legally approved people will come through easily.
Interestingly, Univision has just announced they are attempting to go public despite very poor and even negative earnings, which is not a good situation for a successful IPO or high stock price—not to mention that I am currently suing them for breach of contract. Remember, Univision is the one who began this charade in the first place, and they are owned by one of Hillary Clinton’s biggest backers. After the speech was made, there were numerous compliments and indeed, many rave “reviews”—there was very little criticism. It wasn’t until a week after my announcement that people started to totally distort these very easy to understand words. If there was something stated incorrectly, it would have been brought up immediately and with great enthusiasm.
The issues I have addressed, and continue to address, are vital steps to Make America Great Again! Additionally, I would be the best jobs President that God ever created. Let’s get to work!
If the Fed is gonna single him out, and not other corporations, he could sue. Government has been allowing foreigners to work without proper immigration papers for a long long long time.
To #27. Singing “I Only Have Eyes For You”. (Flamingos).
Kitty master has been called.
“Time for Trump to fire all those contractors and demand a Federal investigation into the people running them.”
There ya go. It’s the contractors that are the criminals
not Trump. Confiscate everything they own as ill gotten gains and kick
them to the curb with just the clothes on their backs.
Donald Trump champions Donald Trump and nothing else. You're a moron if you convince yourself otherwise. The only price he's paying is the price for hypocritically hiring illegal aliens and outsourcing the labor for his clothing line to China while pretending he gives a crap about American workers instead of stacking his money higher on the backs of those foreign laborers.
Why should he run his business not in his best interest? That is stupid, especially since so many other corporations are doing it! How can he be competitive? By running he can change it. Level the playing field.
Glad he is doing what he is doing but the only moron is the one who thinks he is sincere...he’s not. His whole life has ben about making fools out of guys like you. Long as he’s not GOP candidate that’s fine.
She got her start working with the acorn exposition tapes. Great fearless young conservative.
If he actually cares about not hiring illegals then he could enforce contracts with those subcontractors that included penalties for using illegal foreign labor.
Has he done that? Or has he just enjoyed extra profits by taking the lowest bidder using illegal labor?
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