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

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1245 points mriguy | 3 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jatins ◴[19 Sep 25 20:32 UTC] No.45306204[source]▶
While the stated intention is to prevent abuse by consultancies, I think this effectively kills the H1B program. Who will be able to afford this?

Not startups. 100k is like 75% of base comp in most bay area startups

Among BigTech, maybe like ~20 companies will be willing to pay this per employee.

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nine_k ◴[19 Sep 25 20:38 UTC] No.45306264[source]▶
So startups often bring in H1B employees? What prevents them from hiring the same great people remotely?
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pcl ◴[19 Sep 25 20:57 UTC] No.45306491[source]▶
Time zones are probably the biggest limiting factor, followed by remoteness. In my experience, it's really hard and pretty slow to onboard a remote worker if you haven't already worked with that person in the past. And at a startup, you don't usually have the luxury of time on your side.
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1. nine_k ◴[19 Sep 25 21:15 UTC] No.45306713{3}[source]▶
Basically all of South America is in US-friendly timezones. I worked with a few quite bright folks from Argentina, for instance.

I suspect that flying someone from Buenos Aires to SF or NYC for onboarding and then and back would cost significantly less than $100k.

Remote work from Europe is harder in this regard, and from India... would be night shifts only.

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2. johnisgood ◴[20 Sep 25 09:38 UTC] No.45311816[source]▶
> Remote work from Europe is harder in this regard, and from India... would be night shifts only.

I do not mind working all day until I pass out, and I do not mind adjusting my life to a different timezone as long as I get paid enough, and considering that USD > HUF, it is probably a no-brainer.

So yeah, hire me for full remote! Unfortunately traveling is out of the question due to disability.

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3. pcl ◴[20 Sep 25 10:52 UTC] No.45312196[source]▶
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