Trump's Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, while his government was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the identical, an analysis released recently stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas for staff including servers, clerks, cleaning staff, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record submitted by the company, and increased from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that the former president had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business aimed to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for remarks defending the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You can’t just say a country is entering, going to invest billions to build a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after it was implied that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
