Trump's Mar-a-Lago has asked the government for permission to hire 40 foreign workers as workers

[sunonmars]

THE UTTER HYPOCRISY

Link to tweet

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jsvine/trumps-mar-a-lago-wants-to-hire-40-more-foreign-workers?utm_term=.hoXlKoOea&bftwnews#.mrkkgY0ny

Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s private club in Palm Beach, Florida, that he calls the Winter White House, has asked the government for permission to hire 40 temporary foreign workers as waiters and waitresses, according to records posted by the Department of Labor on Thursday.

The request comes as the Trump administration’s policies regarding foreigners seeking to enter the country are facing sharp criticism. Trump has also been a strong proponent of US companies hiring fewer foreign workers and more American employees.

But in the case of Mar-a-Lago, he has defended the use of temporary foreign workers by saying that it is “very, very hard to get help” during the Florida tourist season.

The workers are being sought under the controversial H-2 visa program, which permits US employers to hire guest workers under temporary visas if no qualified US workers want the jobs.

No one from the club or the Trump Organization immediately responded to requests for comment Thursday. A spokesperson from the White House referred inquiries to the Trump Organization and Department of Labor.

Since Trump launched his presidential campaign in June 2015, businesses owned by him or bearing his name have sought to hire more than 480 foreign guest workers, including more than 240 for Mar-a-Lago.

If the Department of Labor approves the requests, the club will be allowed to employ the workers from October 2018 through May 2019. The jobs would pay $12.68 per hour, with the possibility of additional overtime.

Since 2003, more than 100,000 foreigners have been brought in under the H-2A and H-2B programs each year. In late 2016, a special envoy from the United Nations said the federal guest worker program puts workers at risk of exploitation and even trafficking. A 2015 BuzzFeed News investigation found that H-2 workers were often exploited, and sometimes raped or beaten. BuzzFeed News also found that many Americans were denied jobs in favor of guest workers. Trump companies have not been accused of mistreating H-2 workers.
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NO WORDS WHATSOEVER.

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Oops,you were not suppose to see this.

[Achilleaze]

2. Proving that hypocritical republican a-holery hath no limits

as demonstrated repeatedly by Dirty Donny himself, the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief.

[dameatball]

3. I had no idea Melania had so many relatives.

[Leghorn21]

4. "IT'S VERY VERY HARD TO GET HELP

that will work for nine bucks an hour, no benefits and never EVER defy me because ICE”

Also, that shitty winery one of these fuckers runs, they hire foreign workers as well

NO WORDS, now or ever, sun

[TeamPooka]

5. We should put a call out for people who want a job there to show up and apply.

that would negate the legal need and prove Americans want these jobs.

[Freethinker65]

6. No fucking way. He can afford to pay higher wages.

He is making so much fucking money off of taxpayers every time his or his family stays at Mar a Lago he can afford to pay Americans. Surely some of his rally base are qualified.

[Totally Tunsie]

7. Yeah - They pulled this same crap last year too.

He just wants to be sure that when he's hungry for his well-done burger and fries that there's someone there to take the order, cook it without spitting on it, and serve him royally. Probably stiffs on the tip too.