Making President Trump's Bed: A Housekeeper Without Papers

[DonViejo]

At the president’s New Jersey golf course, an undocumented immigrant has worked as a maid since 2013. She said she never imagined she “would see such important people close up.”

By Miriam Jordan
Dec. 6, 2018

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — During more than five years as a housekeeper at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Victorina Morales has made Donald J. Trump’s bed, cleaned his toilet and dusted his crystal golf trophies. When he visited as president, she was directed to wear a pin in the shape of the American flag adorned with a Secret Service logo.

Because of the “outstanding” support she has provided during Mr. Trump’s visits, Ms. Morales in July was given a certificate from the White House Communications Agency inscribed with her name.

Quite an achievement for an undocumented immigrant housekeeper.

Ms. Morales’s journey from cultivating corn in rural Guatemala to fluffing pillows at an exclusive golf resort took her from the southwest border, where she said she crossed illegally in 1999, to the horse country of New Jersey, where she was hired at the Trump property in 2013 with documents she said were phony.

She said she was not the only worker at the club who was in the country illegally.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/us/trump-bedminster-golf-undocumented-workers.html

[FBaggins]

1. Baffling until the end

She wasn’t “undocumented”... she had forged documents.

That shifts any culpability from her employer to herself

I’d bet that we’ll hear more. Someone wants to use her for political purposes... because this story likely gets her fired.

[Leghorn21]

3. Fired or hauled off by ICE agents, FB -

cheeze, did this need to be made public?

Damn

[Ms. Toad]

5. Read the article. She is aware of the consequences.

She has applied for asylum, but know that going public will almost certainly mean she loses her employment, and may also mean she may be deported.

She is choosing to make this public because of the change in how she and her fellow immigrants are being treated as a consequence of the Trump presidency.

[Leghorn21]

7. Sorry, can't read whole article

Thank you

[pnwmom]

10. She is a brave and determined woman. She's blowing the whistle on Mar a Lago.

She says there are lots more like her.

Ms. Morales and Ms. Diaz approached The New York Times through their New Jersey lawyer, Anibal Romero, who is representing them on immigration matters. Ms. Morales said that she understood she could be fired or deported as a result of coming forward, though she has applied for protection under the asylum laws. She is also exploring a lawsuit claiming workplace abuse and discrimination.

In separate, hourslong interviews in Spanish, Ms. Morales and Ms. Diaz provided detailed accounts of their work at the club and their interactions with management, including Mr. Trump. Both women described the president as demanding but kind, sometimes offering hefty tips.

[FBaggins]

6. As I said... it has to be intentional.

After reading the whole article, it's clear that she already has an attorney and is saying "come and get me" so that they can draw attention to her situation. It's political theater for whoever is funding the attorney.

[Leghorn21]

8. Thank you - I wish her all the best - nt

[radical noodle]

9. E-verify should have caught forged documents

[aggiesal]

12. Which, I'm sure Trump resorts never verified. n/t

[radical noodle]

17. Bingo!

Because they really don't mind hiring those who are "undocumented" as long as they can point to fake docs to absolve themselves from responsibility. E-verify should be required. It's easy.

[aggiesal]

18. Because they really don't mind hiring those who are "undocumented" as long as ...

they can pay them cheaply!!!

[radical noodle]

19. Here's the thing

If there were false IDs, false SS#, and other fake documents, then how do they pay them and what do they do with the taxes they take out? I've never had that experience, but I have had my payroll taxes questioned when something wasn't just quite right. I think they may well be doing something with the withholding, FICA, even the unemployment taxes because all those require names and SS#. Maybe they're paying them as subcontractors, but that won't fly under any scrutiny.

[aggiesal]

20. Or paying them under the table ...

They're cheap.
Both the employee and the employer!!!
The employee is cheap because they'll take anything they can get, for fear of deportation.
The employer, well, that's IQ45. And we all know that's one cheap scamming, grifting bastard.

[radical noodle]

22. No doubt about it

A good audit seems to be necessary.

[YessirAtsaFact]

2. Donald is so lucky he wasn't raped or murdered

And he didn’t catch any diseases that we know of.

[JohnnyRingo]

13. Perhaps she's one of the good people...

...he assumes.

She's toast now. I doubt his base would approve, especially when there are so many people collecting food stamps who can do that job.

[Ohiogal]

4. I guess trump thought

that "these people" were good enough to clean his toilets and iron his underwear, until he discovered that pandering to his xenophobic base about disease-ridden criminals crossing our southern border would get him elected.

Sickening hypocrisy.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. If she is an illegal hire, does that mean the NDA she signed is invalid & she can spill the beans?

[JohnnyRingo]

14. There's something to consider.

A book detailing the blow up sex doll and man corsets would be a juicy read.

[calimary]

15. Jeez...

[demmiblue]

16. ...

[allgood33]

21. Did FOX and Hannity report on this?

Oh, it wasn't Bill and Hill so it's ok?