Trump's Business Attempted to Bring In Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business accelerated its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this year, while his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses wanting to do the identical, an analysis released Thursday stated.
According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in 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 quantity of requests for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the record filed by the company, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth time in 10 years that Trump had attempted to hire over a hundred overseas workers for temporary positions at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on legal immigration by his government that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the Trump Organization aimed to hire over 560 overseas workers over the period Trump has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the necessity for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy certain positions.
“You cannot just say a country is entering, going to invest $10bn to build a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
