JACOB MONTE
Monte and several over Republicans had agreed to serve on his Hispanic Advisory Committee of his Campaign for the Presidency. However, Trump made some very insulting generalizations about Hispanic immigrants for example calling them "rapists". The Committee and most other Republican Leaders had informed Trump that his rhetoric was counter productive and turning off minority voters. Trump had indicated that he would change his approach and soften his policies and his rhetoric against immigrants and minorities, and seemed to do that in a =visit with the President of Mexico. He returned to the United States and held a major rally where Monte's Committee and the Republican National Committee understood that he would pivot and take a new approach. He delivered the speech with the members of the Hispanic Advisory Committee behind him, and then surprised them all and went back to his hard line, insulting positions and rhetoric that had distressed many before. Monto and other members to the Hispanic Advisory committee resigned in protest and were particularly resentful that Trump would use them as in his speech that was televised when Trump must have known that he was going back to his original positions to which they had objected.
For over two decades, Jacob M. Monty has successfully practiced at the intersection of immigration, labor, and employment laws. A nationally recognized authority on issues facing employers with large Hispanic workforces, Jacob has literally written the book on the topic and speaks regularly in English and Spanish on navigating labor and employment matters in industries with heightened immigration scrutiny. His clients include professional baseball teams, grocery store chains, single establishment and chain restaurants, and leading companies in the construction and facility maintenance fields. Board-certified in Labor and Employment Law, Jacob founded Monty & Ramirez LLP to offer an integrated approach to dealing with Hispanic workforces. He and his bilingual partners address all the critical aspects of employer advocacy, from business and family immigration to union matters, workplace safety, and employment disputes. Jacob's practice extends nationwide; he has represented employers in courts and government investigations in California, Illinois, New York, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and throughout Texas. Jacob is also active in civic and professional leadership. He serves as Outside Counsel for the Mexican Consulate in Houston on employment matters, chairs the Latino-Jewish Alliance, and has been a Board Member of the Greater Houston Restaurant Association. Jacob has also held presidential and gubernatorial appointments to the North American Development Bank, the University of Houston Board of Regents, the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, and the Texas Private Security Board. For over a decade, has advised the New York Yankees on labor and employment matters regarding the retention of key talent Represented companies in two of the three largest ICE raids in U.S. history Represented a Mexico City-based grocery store chain during a two-year corporate campaign against the company Helped high-profile companies remain in compliance with NLRA during aggressive campaigns by various unions in California, Illinois and Texas
