Trump's Business Sought to Hire Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity accelerated its recruitment of foreign workers on short-term work permits this year, while his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis released recently claimed.
Based on data from the US Department of Labor, the business sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year 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 covering workers including servers, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers 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 time in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 overseas workers for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; extra scrutiny of the activities of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, 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 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 entering, going to invest $10bn to construct a facility, and going to take people 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 told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
