Trump's Organization Sought to Hire Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, a report published recently stated.
Based on data 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 US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for staff including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the organization, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was criticized by certain in the GOP this week for remarks defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a request for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
