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 short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis released recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and up from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to construct a facility, and going to take people off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.