Trump's Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday stated.
According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for staff including servers, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had attempted to hire more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to hire 566 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Notably, Trump was criticized by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks defending the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t 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 defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
