Trump Organization Sought to Hire Almost 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, even as his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis released recently stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas for workers including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and increased from 121 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had attempted to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the Trump Organization aimed to hire over 560 overseas workers 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 questioned by some in the GOP this week for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to spend $10bn 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 isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.