Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report published recently stated.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The quantity of requests for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the business sought to employ over 560 overseas workers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, the former president was criticized by some in the GOP this week for remarks justifying the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to invest $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 missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that foreign workers lower the wages of US workers.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
