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

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1233 points mriguy | 7 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.33s | source | bottom
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breadwinner ◴[19 Sep 25 20:15 UTC] No.45306017[source]▶
$25K annual fee per H1B worker as opposed to $100K one-time would have made more sense. It would have made even more sense to have employers compete (within their own sector, such as tech, aerospace, etc.) such that whoever offers the highest salary will get the H1B worker.
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gowld ◴[19 Sep 25 20:27 UTC] No.45306139[source]▶
Why within a sector? make everyone compete, and we'll find if any local workers want the high paying jobs. The H1B count can be increased to cover jobs that locals don't want even at high salaries.
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1. azemetre ◴[19 Sep 25 20:33 UTC] No.45306208[source]▶
Because there are some H1B workers that come over as translators or other non-tech professions. Like if you need a translator that speaks Swahili for some NGO it's way easier to hire a native Swahili speaker than possibly finding a qualified American that also speaks Swahili.

I do find it interesting that these trillion dollar companies can't find domestic workers, at their level of wealth they should simply be forced to pay for the education of Americans to create a funnel of workers rather than exporting this societal need to other nations.

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2. kelipso ◴[19 Sep 25 20:43 UTC] No.45306320[source]▶
There are a bunch of H1Bs working as teachers in my medium sized midwestern city, making around $50k. Then there are a bunch in the healthcare sectors making from $50k to $500k. I actually feel like they are legitimate reasons they are there, very difficult to get good healthcare workers in the midwest since no one good wants to go there.
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3. vitaflo ◴[19 Sep 25 20:56 UTC] No.45306475[source]▶
Mayo and Cleveland Clinic are literally in the Midwest what are you talking about?
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4. kelipso ◴[19 Sep 25 21:02 UTC] No.45306550{3}[source]▶
There are lots of places that are hours to days drive away from those two. Midwest is a big place, so what are you talking about? I guess you could say the talent is concentrated in a few places, but lots of places in the midwest with terrible hospitals.
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5. azemetre ◴[19 Sep 25 22:21 UTC] No.45307436{3}[source]▶
You think a few dozen buildings is enough to account for multiple states? Did teleportation become a thing and I missed out?
6. vitaflo ◴[19 Sep 25 23:20 UTC] No.45307963{4}[source]▶
This is no different than anywhere else in the US. It’s says nothing about the Midwest.
7. Amezarak ◴[20 Sep 25 01:14 UTC] No.45308850[source]▶
There is a big problem with ethnic nepotism and ghost jobs. I have been struggling to get younger people in my network hired anywhere despite solid resumes. Continuing to issue H1Bs in the current job market was bananas.