Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday claimed.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the business sought to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas covering staff including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was questioned by certain in the GOP this week for remarks justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to spend $10bn to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
