Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report published Thursday stated.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his winery in Virginia.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for workers including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and increased from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had attempted to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
Overall, the business sought to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, the former president was criticized by some in the Republican party this period for comments defending the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to invest $10bn to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a request for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
