{"id":238864,"date":"2021-03-17T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=238864"},"modified":"2021-03-17T14:30:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T18:30:13","slug":"vanita-gupta-says-she-backs-15-livable-wage-her-family-business-pays-mexicans-1-30-an-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vanita-gupta-says-she-backs-15-livable-wage-her-family-business-pays-mexicans-1-30-an-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanita Gupta Says She Backs $15 \u2018Livable Wage.\u2019 Her Family Business Pays Mexicans $1.30 an Hour."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvanita-gupta-says-she-backs-15-livable-wage-her-family-business-pays-mexicans-1-30-an-hour%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=238864&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1295083280-e1615326387764.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s nominee for a top Justice Department post is a longtime advocate for raising the minimum wage to $15, but she owns up to $1 million in stock in a company chaired by her father that pays its Mexican workforce as little as $1.30 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Vanita Gupta\u2014whose <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/bidens-associate-attorney-general-pick-wealthiest-member-administration\/story?id=76280582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/bidens-associate-attorney-general-pick-wealthiest-member-administration\/story?id%3D76280582&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026114000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEvELMedWtQECctvYwUgk6IKvpOpg\">net worth<\/a> of between $42 and $187 million makes her the Biden administration&#8217;s wealthiest nominee\u2014owns at least $500,000 in Aptiv PLC, an international auto parts manufacturer chaired by her father. In contrast with Gupta&#8217;s advocacy for a $15 an hour minimum wage, the company pays some of its Mexican employees hourly rates as low as $1.30, according to active job listings reviewed by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. One job posted on Indeed.com, for example, offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/mx.indeed.com\/ver-empleo?jk=6619ed30afeaa11d&amp;amp;tk=1f0h8ob4aoskm801&amp;amp;from=serp&amp;amp;vjs=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">line operator role<\/a> at a Zacatecas plant that pays the U.S. dollar equivalent of $260 a month for a 50-hour per week job.<\/p>\n<div class=\"posts-content__category-widget md:hidden -ml-4 -mr-4 my-8 px-4 py-6 bg-gray-100\">\n<h4 class=\"mt-0 text-red-600 font-medium font-sans uppercase\">Recent Stories in Biden Administration<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>In her nonprofit work and her personal social media, Gupta has repeatedly expressed support for both the $15 per hour minimum wage and a so-called livable wage.<\/p>\n<p>Gupta&#8217;s investments have come under increased scrutiny as her confirmation goes down to the wire. A new ad by the Judicial Crisis Network, which is pushing Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) to reconsider his support for Gupta, takes aim at her stake worth tens of millions of dollars in Avantor, a separate company tied to Mexico&#8217;s heroin production. The<em>&nbsp;Free Beacon<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-justice-department-nominee-faces-ethics-minefield-from-fathers-corporate-interests\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/biden-justice-department-nominee-faces-ethics-minefield-from-fathers-corporate-interests\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026114000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGBRdB56IOkWpLoR_6yW9Dkt4ThBQ\">reported<\/a> last month that Gupta was attempting to sidestep the ethical minefield created by her father&#8217;s wide array of corporate interests.<\/p>\n<p>In her role as president and CEO of The Education Fund, Gupta made a moral case for raising the minimum wage. In a 2018 <a href=\"https:\/\/civilrights.org\/2018\/04\/12\/new-report-working-people-need-minimum-wage-raise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/civilrights.org\/2018\/04\/12\/new-report-working-people-need-minimum-wage-raise\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH3AV7c43HVEM82xd7QQqt9LXsPDw\">press release<\/a>, Gupta said that &#8220;a living wage is not a privilege, it is a civil and human right for all.&#8221; Her case for raising wages was unequivocal: &#8220;Raising wages is a moral question: do we value the people who are the engine of our economy or not? The answer must be yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aptiv&#8217;s business practices appear to fail Gupta&#8217;s own test of valuing people who are the engines of economies.<\/p>\n<p>Other positions currently advertised by the company include a full-time&nbsp;general operator job that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mx.indeed.com\/ver-empleo?jk=1baf43fab8259db3&amp;amp;tk=1f0h7h8oposmu800&amp;amp;from=serp&amp;amp;vjs=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mx.indeed.com\/ver-empleo?jk%3D1baf43fab8259db3%26amp;tk%3D1f0h7h8oposmu800%26amp;from%3Dserp%26amp;vjs%3D3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616085827418000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFfjKBjqrnWX6EROivocEIXGOcvAw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">pays<\/a>&nbsp;$290 a month and a&nbsp;production line operator position that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mx.indeed.com\/ver-empleo?jk=86c44df56e655731&amp;amp;tk=1f0h7h8oposmu800&amp;amp;from=serp&amp;amp;vjs=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mx.indeed.com\/ver-empleo?jk%3D86c44df56e655731%26amp;tk%3D1f0h7h8oposmu800%26amp;from%3Dserp%26amp;vjs%3D3&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616085827418000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpvOosaCzOPcOhqLrY31BOdYCbkw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">pays<\/a>&nbsp;$274 a month.<\/p>\n<p>Gupta&#8217;s personal financial disclosure forms list between $500,001 and $1 million in Aptiv stock, and she has taken profits in recent years as well. The forms show that Gupta received between $5,000 and $15,000 in dividends from Aptiv last year.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration did not respond to a request for comment on the investment. Aptiv also did not respond to inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>Aptiv, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/APTV.N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/companies\/APTV.N&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG8PvBIpMhDGGJHNITeoX-hAUKieg\">formerly<\/a> known as Delphi Automotive, has been <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.aptiv.com\/investors\/governance\/board-of-directors\/person-details\/default.aspx?ItemId=f420eff1-7b0b-4dc4-a3e6-14663c1bc88e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/ir.aptiv.com\/investors\/governance\/board-of-directors\/person-details\/default.aspx?ItemId%3Df420eff1-7b0b-4dc4-a3e6-14663c1bc88e&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEe3bO9wTjuYKf-RVHjDuaj4A0PA\">helmed<\/a> by Gupta&#8217;s father, Rajiv Gupta, since 2015. He has been a director since 2009. According to Aptiv&#8217;s most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000119312520067143\/d807022ddef14a.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000119312520067143\/d807022ddef14a.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKzwvrxRVU36UBJyrwRA7eyVSpVA\">filing<\/a> with the SEC, Rajiv Gupta owns 36,861 shares in the company, a stake valued at over $5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Vanita Gupta&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk\/officers\/zKfy1TWNf6PXGDXdjp52tKEurMo\/appointments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">served<\/a> as a limited liability partner of an Aptiv subsidiary while her father was on the board. From April to November 2011, she was an officer for the United Kingdom-based Aptiv International Holdings, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000152133221000009\/aptv2020ex211.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000152133221000009\/aptv2020ex211.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFKBar0wXdBddwPyoaqr3ijlqBkbQ\">remains<\/a> a subsidiary of Aptiv.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to paying its Mexican workforce far below what Gupta argues is a &#8220;livable wage,&#8221; the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000152133221000009\/aptv-20201231.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc%3D\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000152133221000009\/aptv-20201231.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8kgaVevAl2yaZY11dt3R9QrHhvA\">touts<\/a> &#8220;a major manufacturing base and strong customer relationships&#8221; in China in Securities and Exchange Commission documents and, according to available SEC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc=\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000152133221000009\/aptv-20201231.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ix?doc%3D\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/0001521332\/000152133221000009\/aptv-20201231.htm&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616072026115000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8kgaVevAl2yaZY11dt3R9QrHhvA\">filings<\/a>, paid a 3 percent effective tax rate last year. By comparison, the current corporate tax rate is 21 percent.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has&nbsp;investigated and supervised several entities controlled by Gupta&#8217;s father. If confirmed as associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta would oversee the divisions that have supervised her father&#8217;s business interests in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Gupta&#8217;s nomination on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-8 hide-print\">\n\t\t<!-- \/339474670\/Freebeacon\/InContent --><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1526555381173-4\" class=\"mobile-250 desktop-90\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s nominee for a top Justice Department post is a longtime advocate for raising the minimum wage to $15, but she owns up to $1 million in stock &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310679,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1295083280-e1615326387764.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Vanita Gupta Says She Backs $15 \u2018Livable Wage.\u2019 Her Family Business Pays Mexicans $1.30 an Hour.","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-238864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1295083280-e1615326387764.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Vanita Gupta Says She Backs $15 \u2018Livable Wage.\u2019 Her Family Business Pays Mexicans $1.30 an Hour.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/238864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=238864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=238864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}