Trump's Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other companies attempting to do the identical, an analysis published Thursday claimed.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including servers, office assistants, cleaning staff, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by some in the Republican party this period for comments defending 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 nation is entering, going to spend $10bn to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the pay of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
