and welfare contributions by hiring these non-union laborers. Judge Stewart initially tossed out the complaint against Trump and his partner on the grounds that the contractor was the responsible party regarding the workers. The plaintiffs appealed, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reinstated the complaint, returning the case to Judge Stewart.” [Daily Beast, 7/8/15] Polish Workers Testified Against Trump Claiming They Approached Him About The Issues And Were Threatened With Deportation By His Underlings. “During the 16-day non-jury trial, a number of the Polish workers testified that Trump underlings had threatened them with deportation if they caused trouble. They walked in to the job from Brooklyn when a transit strike hit the city. Some of them slept at the site. Two workers further testified that they had approached Trump in person to demand overdue wages.” [Daily Beast, 7/8/15] The Lawyer Representing The Undocumented Immigrants Was Threatened By Somebody Claiming To Be Named John Baron, A Pseudonym Trump Admitted To Using. “The lawyer representing the Polish Brigade had reported receiving a call from someone who identified himself as ‘John Baron’ and said Trump was ready to hit the lawyer with a $100 million lawsuit if he kept causing trouble. Trump now acknowledged on the stand that he had used the pseudonym ‘John Baron,’ as had one of his assistants. But Trump insisted that his use of it was only long after the completion of the Fifth Avenue tower, which became the first of many properties on which he so rapturously bestowed his real surname.” [Daily Beast, 7/8/15] 2015: UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS ARE REPORTEDLY WORKING ON TRUMP’S $200 MILLION HOTEL PROJECT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. Washington Post Found There Were Undocumented Workers Working On The Trump Hotel In Washington DC. “But a Trump company may be relying on some undocumented workers to finish the $200 million hotel, which will sit five blocks from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, according to several who work there. A Trump spokeswoman said the company and its contractors follow all applicable laws. But in light of Trump’s comments, some of the workers at the site said they are now worried about their jobs — while others simply expressed disgust over the opinions of the man ultimately responsible for the creation of those jobs…. Interviews with about 15 laborers helping renovate the Old Post Office Pavilion revealed that many of them had crossed the U.S-Mexico border illegally before they eventually settled in the Washington region to build new lives. Several of the men, who hail mostly from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, have earned U.S. citizenship or legal status through immigration programs targeting Central Americans fleeing civil wars or natural disasters. Others quietly acknowledged that they remain in the country illegally.” [Washington Post, 7/6/15] MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS TRUMP IN 2011: ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION HURTS TAXPAYERS Trump: “Illegal Immigration Is A Wrecking Ball Aimed At U.S. Taxpayers.” “Trump was speaking with more firsthand knowledge than his readers likely imagined when he wrote in Confidential Page 153