Trump Business Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, even as his government was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, an analysis published Thursday claimed.
Based on data from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the company, and increased from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the business sought to hire over 560 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“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 years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers lower the pay of American employees.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
