Donald Trump’s family business increased its recruitment of overseas employees on temporary visas this year, while his government was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, a report published recently stated.
Based on information from the federal labor department, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 overseas employees in the coming year for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.
The quantity of requests for temporary work visas covering workers including waitstaff, office assistants, housekeepers, kitchen staff and farm workers was the highest ever filed by the organization, and up from 121 in the previous term, when his presidency concluded.
It was also the fifth time in a decade that Trump had sought to bring in more than 100 foreign employees for seasonal jobs at his Florida resort, according to available data.
The disclosure comes amid a tightening on legal immigration by his administration that has involved the implementation of a $100,000 fee on H1-B visas; increased review of the activities of the 55 million people who possess US visas; and restrictive new rules for international scholars and reporters.
Overall, the Trump Organization sought to employ 566 overseas workers over the five years the former president has been in the White House, from his first term and during 2025.
Notably, the former president was criticized by some in the Republican party this period for remarks justifying the need for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.
“You can’t just say a nation is coming in, going to spend billions to build a plant, and going to recruit individuals off an unemployment line who haven’t worked in five years, and they’re going to start making their missiles. It doesn’t work that well,” he stated to a interviewer after it was implied that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.
The administration declined a inquiry for response, and the Trump Organization did not immediately respond to an request for information.
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