“Because the individuals I met with and others that may step forward appear to be potential witnesses to a crime and may provide the evidence necessary to conduct an appropriate investigation, I urge you to consider requesting or supporting authorization for them to remain in the U.S. during your necessary investigation,” Menendez wrote. Two of the immigrants at the meeting, both of whom… Read more »
Unfortunately, and despite the rhetoric, America is faltering once again. Trump was able to unite people behind causes that nobody could disagree with in his State of the Union speech: more funding for childhood cancer, for instance, and a commitment to eliminating AIDs. But, as two of his previous housekeepers looked up at him (Sandra Diaz and Victorina Morales, who came as the guests… Read more »
TRANSCRIPT: “Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez will be joined by Sandra who once worked as an undocumented housekeeper to President Trump. “Her story reminds me of my mom's story. my mom worked as a laundry room attendant where I grew up in California. Her story is my family's story.”
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These guests of Reps. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) were undocumented immigrants from Costa Rica and Guatemala, respectively, when they worked at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Morales' story of making the president's bed and dusting his trophies as he trumpeted racist and xenophobic talking points about undocumented workers like herself made… Read more »
Democrats, on the other hand, invited refugees, DACA recipients and undocumented workers. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) will be accompanied by Sandra Diaz, an immigrant from Costa Rica who worked as an undocumented housekeeper for Trump between 2010 and 2013.
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On Feb. 1, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Democrat of California, announced he'd be bringing Sandra Diaz, a Costa Rican immigrant who worked for Trump as an undocumented housekeeper from 2010 to 2013, but has since gained legal status. This announcement came as fellow Democrat Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey said she'd be bringing along Victorina Morales, who'd also worked as an undocumented… Read more »
Last December, two undocumented immigrants bravely spoke out about the alleged physical and verbal abuse they endured while working as housekeepers at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey; tonight, they will watch Trump’s address from the House Chamber. California representative Jimmy Gomez will host Sandra Diaz, and New Jersey representative Bonnie Watson… Read more »
Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-Calif., will bring Sandra Diaz, a former undocumented immigrant who worked at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., for a number of years.
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California Democrat Jimmy Gomez will be accompanied Tuesday by Sandra Diaz, another former employee of Trump's New Jersey club who worked for the organization while in the U.S. illegally.
Watson Coleman and Gomez are just two of many Democratic lawmakers using their plus-ones to rebut Trump's rhetoric and Republican policy positions while advocating for their own.
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