Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published recently claimed.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 overseas workers 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 some in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the need for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.
The administration refused a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
