Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was creating barriers for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis released recently stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record filed by the company, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the wages of American employees.
The administration refused a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
