Mar-A-Lago Allies Push H-2B Visa Expansion As Trump Org Sought 184 Workers, Splitting GOP

Politico reports the Seasonal Employment Alliance, with ties to Mar-a-Lago and Trump properties, is lobbying the administration to expand H-2B seasonal worker visas. The Trump Organization requested a record 184 H-2B visas this year, and SEA is leveraging Trump-world connections, meetings with DHS and White House officials, and Mar-a-Lago fundraisers to press for supplemental visa releases beyond the 66,000 cap. The push highlights a growing rift inside the GOP between business sectors dependent on foreign seasonal labor and immigration hard-liners who want cuts, as the administration weighs future H-2B allocations.