Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report published recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the business aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had attempted to hire over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and restrictive new rules for foreign students and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was criticized by some in the GOP this week for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a business 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 recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that well,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.