Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed to hire 566 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was questioned 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 “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is entering, going to invest $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he told a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the wages of US workers.
The administration refused a request for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
