Trump's Organization Sought to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, a report released recently stated.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever submitted by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had attempted to hire over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the business aimed to employ over 560 overseas workers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was criticized by certain in the GOP this week for comments justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
