Trump Organization Sought to Bring In Nearly 200 Employees on Visas in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its hiring of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, even as his administration was creating barriers for other companies wanting to do the same, an analysis published Thursday stated.
According to information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of applications for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, clerks, cleaning staff, culinary employees and farm workers was the record submitted by the organization, and increased from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had attempted to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his administration that has involved the implementation of a substantial charge on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ over 560 foreign laborers over the period the former president has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.
Significantly, Trump was questioned by some in the Republican party this period for remarks defending the need for foreign workers when a business was unable to find people with “specific talents” to occupy certain positions.
“You can’t just say a country is coming in, going to invest billions to construct a facility, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that foreign workers lower the pay of American employees.
The White House refused a inquiry for comment, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.
