Trump's winery relies on overseas labor even as Trump argues Americans are being pushed out of jobs. [View all]
By Zach Everson, Forbes Staff Writer
In October 2025, Trump’s Department of Labor enacted a rule changing how wages are calculated for some temporary foreign farmworkers on H-2A visas, lowering pay rates for certain jobs.
Two months later, the Trump Organization filed paperwork seeking approval to hire 36 foreign workers via H-2A visas for its Virginia winery from February through October 2026, saying it could not find enough U.S. workers and that hiring foreign labor would not hurt domestic wages or working conditions.
The jobs pay $13.90 an hour—$1.91 less than what the winery paid in 2025 and below what it has offered for similar roles since 2021, according to Labor Department records.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2026/01/12/trump-organization-foreign-labor-winery-wages/
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