Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published recently claimed.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas for workers including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and up from over 120 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 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business sought to hire 566 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a business 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 $10bn to construct a plant, 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 effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration refused a request for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
