Trump's Organization Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, even as his government was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the same, an analysis released Thursday stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the business aimed to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the company, and up from 121 in 2021, when Trump’s first term concluded.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had sought to hire over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, according to labor statistics.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to hire 566 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during the upcoming year.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the GOP this week for comments justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a nation is coming in, going to spend $10bn to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that well,” he stated to a host after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a request for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.
