Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the identical, an analysis published recently claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including servers, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the period Trump 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 period for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot 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 told a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
