Yes, really. Here are the receipts.
In 2025–26, Trump expanded H-2B visas used by his businesses while restricting other immigration. His companies sought 184 visas, including dozens for his Virginia winery after a Labor rule lowered H-2A wage rates, directly benefiting Trump-owned operations.
Weeks after the administration lowered minimum wages for temporary farmworkers, the Trump Organization filed to hire 36 foreign workers for its Virginia winery at nearly $2 an hour less than it previously offered. What returning workers will now be paid...
The company's visa requests hit a record 184 in 2025 — for Mar-a-Lago, two golf clubs, and the vineyard — up from 121 in 2021. The 566 foreign laborers filed for across both terms, and the jobs they fill...
The wage rule doesn't just cut pay for 350,000 visa workers; EPI estimates it drags down all farmworker wages by $4.4 to $5.4 billion a year. How a rule sold as helping employers hire legally works in practice...