B.C. construction worker takes on Trump, defends immigrant workers
VANCOUVER — A Mexican-born construction worker says he hung his native country’s flag high above Vancouver to remind Donald Trump that his compatriots built a 63-storey tower that carries the billionaire’s name.
Diego Reyna has drawn the attention of international media after hanging a Mexican flag atop the Trump International Hotel and Tower over the weekend and recording a 43-second video that said the building wouldn’t exist without immigrants.
In the video he says Mexicans performed everything from drywall to concrete finishing on the project.
“This building is standing here today thanks to us, to our work and our labour,” he says. “There’s a little present for Mr. Trump, so every time you judge us you can think who is building your towers.”