A Guatemalan woman who worked illegally as a maid at Donald Trump's New Jersey golf club for nearly 20 years says she does not regret speaking out about her experiences, even though she now faces losing her job and deportation. Victorina Morales, 47, told reporters she felt compelled to stand up for other undocumented workers at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster who have been subjected to verbal abuse by supervisors.
Morales and another former employee, Sandra Diaz, say they used false social security and permanent residency documents to secure employment at the club, and that their supervisors were aware of the situation. Both women claim they worked in Trump's personal residence, cleaning his clothes and making his bed. They allege that Trump's remarks about undocumented migrants contributed to a toxic work environment, with workers being called 'donkeys' and 'dogs'.
Morales says she cannot return to Guatemala because her family has received death threats. She is seeking asylum and considering a lawsuit against the Trump Organization for workplace abuse and discrimination. She says a supervisor helped her obtain fake papers, and another pushed her against a wall three times, told her to stop speaking Spanish, and threatened her with deportation if she complained.
The Trump Organization has stated that it has strict hiring practices and that any worker found using false documentation will be dismissed. The White House has not commented. The Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster is not enrolled in the E-Verify system, which allows employers to check workers' legal status electronically, although some other Trump properties are.
