Trump Business Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the business aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for workers including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the company, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business sought to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for comments defending the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to invest $10bn to build a plant, and going to take people off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House declined a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
