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Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says

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1245 points mriguy | 15 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 1.814s | source | bottom
1. Bayko ◴[19 Sep 25 20:18 UTC] No.45306055[source]▶
So now just outsource to those countries instead??
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2. arcbyte ◴[19 Sep 25 20:21 UTC] No.45306071[source]▶
Tariffs on offshoring are next.
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3. breadwinner ◴[19 Sep 25 20:21 UTC] No.45306078[source]▶
This is good news for China: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3318178/tale...
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4. JumpCrisscross ◴[19 Sep 25 20:24 UTC] No.45306109[source]▶
> Tariffs on offshoring are next

Unlikely. America has a massive services export surplus.

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5. nextworddev ◴[19 Sep 25 20:26 UTC] No.45306131[source]▶
Lol, you really think the h1bs will go to China to work 996?
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6. root_axis ◴[19 Sep 25 20:29 UTC] No.45306156[source]▶
They could already outsource for cheaper than the cost of an H1B
7. saaaaaam ◴[19 Sep 25 20:29 UTC] No.45306157[source]▶
Wasn’t that already effectively put in place with the changes to the exemptions on how R&D is treated for tax purposes? (I’m not in the US so this may have evolved now, I’m not sure.)
8. snake_doc ◴[19 Sep 25 20:30 UTC] No.45306172[source]▶
SCMP is owned by Alibaba, which is subject to the purview of the Chinese Central Government [1].

[1]: https://www.cecc.gov/agencies-responsible-for-censorship-in-...

9. breadwinner ◴[19 Sep 25 20:32 UTC] No.45306197{3}[source]▶
No, Chinese will stay home instead of immigrating to the US.

China draws mainly on the talents of the best of its billion+ population. But America has had its pick of the best of the world's 8 billion people. If people stop immigrating to the US, then we will surely fall behind technologically, economically and militarily, and soon we will be making t-shirts for Chinese for $5 an hour.

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10. nextworddev ◴[19 Sep 25 20:36 UTC] No.45306247{4}[source]▶
For big tech 100k isn’t too much of a hit to hire the best AI researchers of Chinese descent, so they won’t be impacted.
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11. ebiester ◴[19 Sep 25 20:38 UTC] No.45306268{3}[source]▶
Do you think that matters to them? They'll burn it all down if they think it scores a political point.
12. breadwinner ◴[19 Sep 25 20:38 UTC] No.45306270{5}[source]▶
It will be too much if the worker leaves after a month, or gets hit by a truck.
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13. toomuchtodo ◴[19 Sep 25 20:43 UTC] No.45306317[source]▶
Ohio senator introduces 25% tax on companies that outsource jobs overseas - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45146528 - September 2025 (68 comments)

OBBB signed: Reinstates immediate expensing for U.S.-based R&D - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44469124 - July 2025 (370 comments) [15 year amortization required for international R&D]

14. mrguyorama ◴[19 Sep 25 21:34 UTC] No.45306923{6}[source]▶
If an H1B worker "leaves after a month" they get deported. Meanwhile, nothing in the world can prevent the Bus Factor so I don't see how that's even relevant.
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15. nextworddev ◴[19 Sep 25 21:51 UTC] No.45307117{7}[source]▶
don't respond to him, it's just a LLM posting pro-China stuff on HN