Trump's Business Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, while his government was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday claimed.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles 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 staff including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest billions to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster 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 it was implied that overseas employees lower the wages of American employees.
The administration refused a request for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
