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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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nine_k ◴[19 Sep 25 20:34 UTC] No.45306221[source]▶
Can every industry pay $200k? I bet software, AI, or finance would be okay paying $200k, while e.g. hardware, aerospace, or biotech would have a harder time.

The idea of requiring a high salary is reasonable, but I'd make it rather e.g. 120% of the median salary in a particular industry.

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Jcampuzano2 ◴[19 Sep 25 20:39 UTC] No.45306283[source]▶
Dare I say - If you're desperate for skilled workers, they should probably be highly compensated due to simple supply and demand.

If you can't find somebody skilled enough here to work for 200k or less, then you should probably be paying 200k or more since you're looking for a role that is niche and low supply.

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1. somanyphotons ◴[19 Sep 25 21:37 UTC] No.45306955[source]▶
It might be that in that industry, paying someone the $200k might mean the position doesn't make sense compared to the value delivered, and that you should instead open up another offshore office