Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published recently stated.
According to information from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to hire over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to hire over 560 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for comments defending the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to spend $10bn to construct a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the wages of American employees.
The White House declined a request for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
