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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Meanwhile Reps. Jimmy Gomez of California and Rep. Watson Coleman of New Jersey (D-12) have invited former Trump employees who worked for the president and his businesses while undocumented.
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Sandra Diaz, 46, a native of Costa Rica who worked at Trump’s club from 2010 to 2013, will be attending as a guest of Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez of California, according to the lawyer for both women, Anibal Romero. Diaz told the AP last month that she was also hired without legal papers and supervisors at the club knew it. She is now a legal permanent U.S.… Read more »