Trump Organization Sought to Hire Almost 200 Employees on Work Permits in 2025
The former president’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this period, while his administration was placing obstacles for other companies wanting to do the identical, a report released recently stated.
According to data from the federal labor department, the business sought to hire at least 184 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
The number of requests for temporary work visas for workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and up from over 120 in the previous term, when Trump’s first term ended.
It was also the fifth instance in 10 years that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 overseas workers for temporary positions at Mar-a-Lago, based on labor statistics.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on immigration laws by his administration that has included the introduction of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; extra scrutiny of the actions of the millions of people who already hold American work permits; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and journalists.
In total, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the presidency, from 2017 to 2021 and during the upcoming year.
Notably, the former president was questioned by certain in the Republican party this week for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “specific talents” to fill particular roles.
“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to invest $10bn to construct a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It doesn’t work that effectively,” he told a host after she suggested that overseas employees undercut the wages of American employees.
The administration declined a inquiry for comment, and the business did not provide an answer to an request for information.
