Trump Organization Sought to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, an analysis published Thursday stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was questioned by certain in the GOP this week for remarks defending the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest billions to build a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a request for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
