Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, a report released Thursday stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, office assistants, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had sought to hire over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the business sought to employ over 560 overseas workers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the Republican party this period 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 entering, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an request for information.
