When it costs him money.
Most of his staff at Mar-a-lago are temporary minimum wage workers.
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/business/2016/12/06/trump-again-hires-foreign-workers/6931378007/
President-elect Donald Trump is driving a hard bargain for the foreign workers who will staff The Mar-a-Lago Club this winter.
He’s paying some of them less than they made this past year, and most get just a 1 percent raise.
As the presidential campaign heated up, Trump won approval to hire 64 foreign workers through the federal government’s H-2B visa program, according to newly released data from the U.S. Labor Department. This past year, Trump was allowed to hire 69 foreign workers at Mar-a-Lago.
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While wage growth finally has begun to accelerate in the nation’s slow-to-recover job market — annual raises reached 2.5 percent for the 12 months ending in November — Trump is holding firm on pay
BTW there's a difference between H1B and H2B.
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The H-1B visa is for foreign nationals in specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree or higher, while the H-2B visa is for temporary nonagricultural workers filling seasonal or temporary jobs.
The H-1B allows for a longer stay and is aimed at skilled labor, whereas the H-2B is specifically for temporary employment needs.
He dumps them after a year.
He doesn't want them to stay so he must pay more.
