Hire American Rhetoric and Trump-Business Guest Workers
What happened
promisedocumented Trump announced that his administration would follow Buy American and Hire American rules.
- Time: Read a Transcript of Donald Trump's Press Conference on Conflicts of Interest2017-01-11 · Sheri Dillon remarks: no new foreign deals, limited information rights, compliance counsel, and donation of foreign-government hotel profits
actiondocumented Labor certification data continued to record Trump-property use of H-2 guest-worker programs.
- U.S. Department of Labor: Foreign Labor Certification Performance DataFY2017-FY2020 H-2A and H-2B disclosure files and record layouts
- Reuters via Yahoo News: Donald Trump's companies have sought visas to import at least 1,100 workers2015-08-21 · Government-data analysis and company/program limitations
outcomedocumented The disclosure files preserve employer, occupation, location and certification fields for first-term applications.
- U.S. Department of Labor: Foreign Labor Certification Performance DataFY2017-FY2020 H-2A and H-2B disclosure files and record layouts
limitationdocumented H-2 programs are lawful labor channels, and the record does not itself prove that the businesses violated recruitment or wage rules.
- U.S. Department of Labor: Foreign Labor Certification Performance DataFY2017-FY2020 H-2A and H-2B disclosure files and record layouts
- Reuters via Yahoo News: Donald Trump's companies have sought visas to import at least 1,100 workers2015-08-21 · Government-data analysis and company/program limitations
People and organizations
- H-2 guest workers employed by Trump businessesaffected party
- Potential United States applicantsaffected party
- Trump property employersbeneficiary
Assessment
The business hiring record contrasts with the political slogan. Legal use of H-2 programs did not violate the stated executive policy, and nothing establishes that qualified U.S. applicants were unlawfully rejected.