Trump's Organization Sought to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, while his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published Thursday stated.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least nearly 200 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from 121 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who possess US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the business aimed to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was criticized by some in the GOP this period for comments justifying the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to spend $10bn to build 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 told a host after she suggested that foreign workers lower the wages of American employees.
The administration refused a request for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
