Trump Winery's 2017 Guest-Worker Applications

2017-04-04

unresolved

Promised: 2017-04-18Trump said the administration would buy American and hire American.Open cited record · 1 source
The record: 2017-04-04Trump Winery sought permission to employ foreign vineyard workers through the H-2A program.Open cited record · 2 sources2017-12-31Department of Labor disclosure data record the application within the legal agricultural guest-worker system.Open cited record · 1 source
Who gained: Trump Winery
Who paid: Trump Winery H-2A workers
Potential United States vineyard workers
Audit finding: unresolved
The application creates a documented slogan-to-business-practice contrast, but it does not establish illegality, a shortage of willing U.S. workers or a personal hiring decision by President Trump.
Causal strength: not established

Evidence chronology

promise2017-04-18documented
Trump said the administration would buy American and hire American.
- 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
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action2017-04-04documented
Trump Winery sought permission to employ foreign vineyard workers through the H-2A program.
- U.S. Department of Labor: Foreign Labor Certification Performance DataFY2017-FY2020 H-2A and H-2B disclosure files and record layouts
- Associated Press via KSL: Trump Winery seeks foreign workers2017-04-04 · Winery application, ownership correction and employer response
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outcome2017-12-31documented
Department of Labor disclosure data record the application within the legal agricultural guest-worker system.
- U.S. Department of Labor: Foreign Labor Certification Performance DataFY2017-FY2020 H-2A and H-2B disclosure files and record layouts
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limitation2017-04-04reported
The winery was controlled by Eric Trump, and the application does not prove that qualified U.S. workers were displaced.
- Associated Press via KSL: Trump Winery seeks foreign workers2017-04-04 · Winery application, ownership correction and employer response
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limitation
The winery was controlled by Eric Trump, and the application does not prove that qualified U.S. workers were displaced.