Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, an analysis published Thursday stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business sought to hire 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for comments justifying the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is entering, going to invest billions to build a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
