Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, while his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday claimed.
According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted 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 Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this week for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to build a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a interviewer after she suggested that foreign workers lower the wages of US workers.
The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.