Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, a report released recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business sought 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, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this week for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is entering, going to spend $10bn to construct a facility, 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 doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
