Trump Business Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the same, a report released recently stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to bring in over a hundred overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by certain in the Republican party this week for comments defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is entering, going to spend billions to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that foreign workers lower the wages of US workers.
The White House declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
