Thread: 12 illegal alien workers at Trump golf course fired, lawyer says

12 immigrant workers at Trump golf course fired, lawyer says

by BERNARD CONDON , Associated Press
Saturday, January 26th 2019



FILE - In this Tuesday, June 7, 2016 file photo, a photographer reflected in a golf cart at the the Trump National Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. A lawyer for a dozen workers at the club who are in the United States illegally says they were fired on Jan. 18, 2019, even though managers knew of their illegal status years earlier. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NEW YORK (AP) — A dozen immigrant workers at one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs in New York who are in the U.S. illegally were fired this month even though managers had known about their legal status for years, a lawyer for the workers said Saturday.

As the president railed during the partial government shutdown against immigrants coming into the country illegally, a manager at the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County called a dozen immigrant workers into a room one by one Jan. 18 and fired them, said lawyer Anibal Romero.

Many of them had worked at the club for a dozen or more years, he said, and managers knew they had submitted phony documents but looked the other way.

"This is bogus. People have been there for 12, 13, 14 years," said Romero. He added, referring to one of the president's sons, "One had the keys to Eric Trump's bedroom."

The firings come after workers at another Trump club in New Jersey came forward last month to say managers there had hired them knowing they were in the country illegally, and had even helped one obtain phony documents.

The crackdown at the New York club was first reported by The Washington Post.

The Associated Press left messages with The Trump Organization seeking comment. Eric Trump depicted the firings to the Post as a normal course of business.

"We are making a broad effort to identify any employee who has given false and fraudulent documents to unlawfully gain employment," he said. "Where identified, any individual will be terminated immediately."

He added that the "the system is broken."

Trump has repeatedly cast the millions of immigrants in the country illegally as a scourge on the health of the economy, taking jobs from American citizens. He has said they also bring drugs and crime over the border.

Trump turned over day-to-day management of his business to Eric and his other adult son, Donald Jr., when he took the oath of office two years ago. The Trump Organization owns or manages 17 golf clubs around the world.

One man who was fired, a former maintenance worker from Mexico hired in 2005, told The Post that he started to cry when he was told of the news and pleaded with management to reconsider.

"I told them they needed to consider us," said Gabriel Sedano. "I'd given the best of myself to this job."

"I'd never done anything wrong, only work and work," he added. "They said they didn't have any comments to make."

Romero, who also represents immigrant workers at Trump's golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, said he has called New York state authorities and the FBI to look into hiring practices at the New York club.
"There was a don't ask, don't tell attitude at the club," he said. "We are demanding a full investigation."

https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/12-immigrant-workers-at-trump-golf-course-fired-lawyer-says-01-26-2019

Undocumented housekeeper at Trump golf course says she does not regret going public

Trump's businesses got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Now that they've been found out, it's time to dump the cookies! Why wasn't the cookie monster (ICE) called in to round up and properly dispose of the cookie crumbs? Nope, they just tossed the cookies back in the jar so someone else's grubby hands can find them!

Deport them all and fine the employer.

Now they have experience to go work in resorts in Puerta Vallarta and all over Mexico and in their countries.

Send the whole family back!

Originally Posted by Beezer

Deport them all and fine the employer.

Now they have experience to go work in resorts in Puerta Vallarta and all over Mexico and in their countries.

Send the whole family back!

You're right, we must send the apprehended illegals whole family back with him (or her). Our failure to do this is the biggest contributor to us having so many felony returns!

Do your job ICE investigators, find out if the illegal has other family members here and if so, find out where they're at and go get them! Oh, and get their darn children out of here before we have another huge batch of children the illegal alien advocates will be supporting and screaming, "we can't deport children who were brought here under no fault of their own!" We're already on that path and it's called DACA.