Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this period, while his government was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published recently stated.
According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The revelation comes amid a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the millions of people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.