Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, asking him to investigate Trump’s modeling agency for immigration violations.
Senator Talks About ‘Disturbing Allegations’
In a letter obtained by Mother Jones, Sen. Boxer talks about the allegations that several former models with Trump Model Management worked while on tourist visas. According to Mother Jones:
“Three former Trump models, all non-US citizens, told Mother Jones they worked for the GOP nominee’s agency while on tourist visas. Immigration laws require employers to seek work authorization for any foreigner they hire. Financial and immigration records included in a recent lawsuit filed by a fourth former Trump model indicate that she also worked for Trump’s agency without a proper visa.”
The models were also allegedly told to lie and were forced to live in terrible conditions:
“Two of the former models told Mother Jones that they were coached on how to evade the scrutiny of immigration and customs officers by using fake pretenses for entering the country and even writing false addresses on customs forms.
While working for Trump’s agency, the models said, they were charged exorbitant rent to bunk with other Trump models in cramped, dormitory-style quarters while competing for coveted work visas. Those who didn’t make the cut were sent home—but not until after rent and other fees were deducted from their Trump Model Management earnings.”
Sen. Boxer made no bones about her feelings in this matter, especially when she tweeted the following after Trump’s visit to Mexico:
Apparently Trump never built a wall to keep foreign models from working illegally in this country for low pay. https://t.co/xAMzTWba0c
— Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) August 31, 2016
Letter to León Rodriguez, Director of USCIS
In her letter, Sen. Boxer states:
“I am extremely concerned by the claims levied against Trump Model Management and ask that you open an investigation into the company’s employment practices. I hope you will make clear that immigration and labor violations like these will not be tolerated.”
It really shouldn’t be all that shocking that Trump is (allegedly) guilty of immigration violations. After all, it’s basically Republican 101 to accuse others of the exact transgressions of which you yourself are guilty. Trump is running as the candidate who will be “tough” on immigration. He just gave a hateful, racist speech last week concerning immigration. Immigration is one of his go-to issues.
If these allegations are true, it is yet ANOTHER reason why Trump is unfit to be president.
See Senator Boxer rip Trump a new one here:
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