Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant 'invasion' used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Guardian

Fri 20 Dec 2024 09.00 EST
Last modified on Fri 20 Dec 2024 11.11 EST


A company owned by two of Donald Trump’s top mega-donors has routinely brought dozens of its workers from Mexico to staff its warehouses in Wisconsin and other locations even though they do not appear to have permission to work in the US, according to a Guardian investigation.

Uline – a giant Wisconsin-based office and shipping supply company controlled by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – shuttles in its own workers from Mexico, who are using tourist visas and visas meant for employees who are entering the US temporarily to receive professional training, known as B1 visas. But instead of being part of a dedicated training program, the Mexican employees stay for one to six months and – sources with direct knowledge of the matter allege – perform normal work in Uline’s US warehouses.

Lawyers and immigrants’ advocates told the Guardian they believed the alleged practice is likely illegal and could be exploitative of the workers enrolled in the program.

The company has allegedly used employees without proper work permits even as Dick Uihlein’s Super Pac, Restoration Pac, supported Trump’s presidential campaign with a TV advertisement attacking his opponent Kamala Harris for allowing an immigrant “invasion” at the US-Mexico border. The Uihleins have emerged as a major force in rightwing politics, spending tens of millions of dollars supporting candidates, including president-elect Trump and other rightwing politicians, who have called for a mass deportation of immigrants. They were the second-largest political donors in this year’s election, giving more than even Elon Musk, the world’s richest man.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump

[generalbetrayus]

1. Rich people's support of Drumpf is not about "illegal" immigrants -

it's about major tax cuts for the rich.

[rampartd]

7. they want as much cheap labor as posible

and none are cheaper than "illegals" who know you can have them deported with a phone call.

there will be more bragging about deportation than reality, a situation to which we must become accustomed.

[Solly Mack]

2. Of course they did.

[boonecreek]

3. Typical

"The law is for thee not for me"

[NotHardly]

4. Rules for thee but not for me crowd at it... always and forever. A**wipes

I favor a French solution for these overlords.

[GiqueCee]

8. I'm sure the plans for building one exist on YouTube somewhere...

... and I'm a pretty fair hand at amateur design/build projects.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

5. Q: "Whom does the Grail serve"?

A: Trump donors.

[GB_RN]

6. All I Can Say Is...

[AltairIV]

9. Lets start dealing with these criminal types in a serious manner.

Arrest them, if found guilty, seize 90% of their assets and then deport them as criminal undesirables.

[The Roux Comes First]

34. Bur For Once, How About We Start At the Top!

I bet a half-dozen CEOs (we can offer names) processed by guillotine (and so RICHLY deserved) might make an impression.

[iluvtennis]

10. Surprise, surtprise...

[Rebl2]

11. Of course

they did🙄

[AllaN01Bear]

12. snork.

[AllaN01Bear]

14. where did u get the xmas wreath emoticon? thanks

[BumRushDaShow]

21. If you go look at your User Profile

and click the button to "Edit Avatar Image", the drop down list has 2 different wreaths under the "Holidays" category including the one you were interested in.

[AllaN01Bear]

22. thanks, a custom emoticon

[AllaN01Bear]

23. thanks . i chose a xmas tree.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Nice!

[ShazzieB]

13. Because of course they did!

Of course those obscenely rich fuckers used Mexican workers illegally! Who is surprised by this? Anyone? Buehler?

Yeah, that's what I thought!

[AllaN01Bear]

15. how many of you long timer duers remember nanny gate .? i didnt know it was illeagel!!!!

hem.

[Hekate]

19. Nannygate applied --interestingly enough-- only to female appointees for high office. Men could always say...

…that their wives handled all those household details and that they (male appointees) were just innocent bystanders.

[SharonAnn]

28. Only to Democratic female nominees.

[Woodycall]

32. "Plausible Deniability"...

[Wiz Imp]

16. Laws only apply to everyone else, NOT to Trump Mega donors

[Cheezoholic]

17. Thats because immigration is cheap bait for cheap votes so they can get the keys to the vault at the Treasury n/t

[in2herbs]

18. Aren't the owners of Uline filthy rich and strong Rs??? nt

[republianmushroom]

20. Remember, republicans, are the party of, do as I say, not as I do.

Want to curb this type of crap, owners and CEO's go to jail plus large fines.

[AllaN01Bear]

25. of course the never go after the big employers , they do and just deport some people but never never fine them.

they are the job creators. refering to the ownners .

[nycbos]

26. Shocked that gambling is happening - Casablanca (1942)

[sakabatou]

27. *pretends to be shocked*

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

29. Of course they did

Legal Americans wouldn't put up with their shit.

[prodigitalson]

30. shhh...it's ok when THEY do stuff

[Woodycall]

31. "History is the study of the world's crime."

— Voltaire

[Old Crank]

33. Every state needs to prosecute the owners.

Especially the red states.
To the fullest extent of the law.

[wolfie001]

35. $8 per hour with no benefits

That I'm sure of. Pull yourselves up by the bootstraps.