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LaRaven

(170 posts)
Sun Jul 13, 2025, 04:59 PM Jul 13

In light of the moment, here's an old MJ article re: TSF illegal immigration & trafficking young girls

I just finished reading this from a 2016 Mother Jones article. Somehow it didn’t get much traction back then, however with current events it adds more fuel for the latest fire.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/08/donald-trump-model-management-illegal-immigration/

But the mogul’s New York modeling agency, Trump Model Management, has profited from using foreign models who came to the United States on tourist visas that did not permit them to work here, according to three former Trump models, all noncitizens, who shared their stories with Mother Jones. Financial and immigration records included in a recent lawsuit filed by a fourth former Trump model show that she, too, worked for Trump’s agency in the United States without a proper visa.

Foreigners who visit the United States as tourists are generally not permitted to engage in any sort of employment unless they obtain a special visa, a process that typically entails an employer applying for approval on behalf of a prospective employee. Employers risk fines and possible criminal charges for using undocumented labor.

Kate, who worked for Trump Model Management in 2004, marveled at how her former boss has recently branded himself as an anti-illegal-immigration crusader on the campaign trail. “He doesn’t want to let anyone into the US anymore,” she said. “Meanwhile, behind everyone’s back, he’s bringing in all of these girls from all over the world and they’re working illegally.”
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In light of the moment, here's an old MJ article re: TSF illegal immigration & trafficking young girls (Original Post) LaRaven Jul 13 OP
What kind of illegal work do "models" perform? Irish_Dem Jul 13 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author emulatorloo Jul 13 #2
what a skuzzy predatory grifter BoRaGard Jul 13 #3

Response to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

BoRaGard

(6,415 posts)
3. what a skuzzy predatory grifter
Sun Jul 13, 2025, 06:44 PM
Jul 13

This is the republicon family values role model -- poisoning the souls of generations.

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