Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report released recently stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ 566 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by some in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a company 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 $10bn to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
