Trump's Business Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, a report released Thursday stated.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought 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 Virginia winery.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
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; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization 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, Trump was criticized by some in the Republican party this period for remarks defending the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to spend billions to construct a plant, and going to take people off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a request for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
