Trump's Business Attempted to Hire Nearly 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its hiring of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, while his government was creating barriers for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report published recently stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to hire at least nearly 200 foreign workers in the coming year for temporary positions at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas for workers including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the record filed by the organization, and increased from 121 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that the former president had attempted to hire more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at Mar-a-Lago, according to available data.
The disclosure coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the introduction of a substantial charge on H1-B visas; increased review of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and journalists.
In total, the business aimed to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to spend billions to build a plant, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the wages of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
