Trump's Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s family business increased its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report released recently stated.
Based on information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in the coming year for temporary positions at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas for staff including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the organization, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that Trump had sought to hire over a hundred foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has included the implementation of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the business aimed to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the GOP this period for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” 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 have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
