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

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1245 points mriguy | 4 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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crooked-v ◴[19 Sep 25 20:17 UTC] No.45306040[source]▶
Stopped clock, twice a day, etc. H-1Ba are supposed to be for difficult-to-find specialists, not generic tech workers.
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YetAnotherNick ◴[19 Sep 25 20:28 UTC] No.45306148[source]▶
> H-1Ba are supposed to be for difficult-to-find specialists

In my understanding H-1B is supposed to be for generic workers, rather than O1 which is for people with extraordinary ability in their field. That's why there is limit, lottery and high application fees.

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1. GartzenDeHaes ◴[19 Sep 25 20:43 UTC] No.45306319[source]▶
H-1B is for difficult-to-find specialists and O-1 is for people with extraordinary ability in their field.

H-2B is for ordinary workers.

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2. oytis ◴[19 Sep 25 20:48 UTC] No.45306385[source]▶
The opposite of extraordinary is, well, ordinary - why would they be difficult to find? H-2B seems to be a non-immigrant visa for temporary workers.
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3. crooked-v ◴[19 Sep 25 21:06 UTC] No.45306598[source]▶
It's not "the opposite", it's a spectrum of rarity.
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4. oytis ◴[19 Sep 25 21:25 UTC] No.45306832{3}[source]▶
The conditions look like the only requirement is being a professional with college degree.

I am an immigrant (not to US though), so looking from this standpoint. If I wanted to move to the US, H1B would be a pretty straightforward way for me to do so - as it is for many professionals now. With this path cut off - what is left to people who are just good professionals in their field, but maybe not exactly Nobel laureates? There is Green card lottery, but being a lottery, it's not ideal for life planning, and it doesn't account for one's professional achievements.