Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the identical, an analysis published recently claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to hire over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business sought to employ over 560 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the GOP this period for remarks defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to spend $10bn to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of US workers.
The White House declined a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
