Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, while his administration was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the same, an analysis published Thursday claimed.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas covering workers including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
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 his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the business sought to hire over 560 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the GOP this period for comments justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a facility, 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 well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers lower the pay of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.