Trump's Business Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025
Donald Trump’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the identical, an analysis published Thursday stated.
According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization aimed to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of applications for H-2A and H-2B visas for workers including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that the former president had attempted to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold American work permits; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.
In total, the business sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by certain in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the necessity for overseas employees when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in five years, and they’re going to start producing their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that well,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an inquiry.