Donald Trump's companies have sought visas to import at least 1,100 workers

Reporting cited here

1. documented

   The business hiring record contrasts with the political slogan. Legal use of H-2 programs did not violate the stated executive policy, and nothing establishes that qualified U.S. applicants were unlawfully rejected.

   Government-data analysis and company/program limitations

   Hire American Rhetoric and Trump-Business Guest Workers: Audit finding · Cited analysis

2. documented

   H-2 programs are lawful labor channels, and the record does not itself prove that the businesses violated recruitment or wage rules.

   Government-data analysis and company/program limitations

   Hire American Rhetoric and Trump-Business Guest Workers: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit

3. documented

   Labor certification data continued to record Trump-property use of H-2 guest-worker programs.

   Government-data analysis and company/program limitations

   Hire American Rhetoric and Trump-Business Guest Workers: The record · The record

4. documented

   The certification records identify Trump business entities as the employers.

   Government-data analysis and company/program limitations

   Hire American Rhetoric and Trump-Business Guest Workers: The record · The record