Trump Organization Attempted to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Work Permits in 2025
Donald Trump’s family business increased its recruitment of foreign workers on temporary visas this period, while his government was placing obstacles for other businesses attempting to do the same, a report published recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization aimed to hire at least nearly 200 overseas employees in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, two golf clubs and his winery in Virginia.
The number of applications for temporary work visas for staff including servers, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and farm workers was the record filed by the organization, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency ended.
It was also the fifth instance in a decade that Trump had sought to hire more than 100 foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.
The disclosure coincides with a tightening on immigration laws by his government that has involved the introduction of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who possess American work permits; and tighter regulations for international scholars and reporters.
In total, the business aimed to hire over 560 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the White House, from his first term 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 company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to occupy particular roles.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to invest $10bn to build a plant, and going to take people off an unemployment line who have been unemployed in years, and they’re going to start producing their missiles. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he stated to a host after she suggested that overseas employees lower the pay of US workers.
The White House refused a request for response, and the business did not provide an answer to an inquiry.
