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

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1245 points mriguy | 1 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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cogman10 ◴[19 Sep 25 20:25 UTC] No.45306123[source]▶
IMO, the fee is the wrong thing that needs adjusting. It's the salary that should be adjusted. The minimum salary for an H1B should be $200k. It's something like 50k right now which is ridiculous especially with all the restrictions an applicant is under. It both suppresses wages and abuses the worker.
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secondcoming ◴[19 Sep 25 20:34 UTC] No.45306228[source]▶
Having a $200k minimum salary will just see outsourcing to Asia / Eastern Europe.
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1. waynesonfire ◴[19 Sep 25 20:37 UTC] No.45306261[source]▶
Why is that a problem? Thats how the program should work, to recruit talent wherever it's found.