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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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tolmasky ◴[19 Sep 25 20:50 UTC] No.45306404[source]▶
Perfect number to make H1Bs a tool that is out of reach for startups but still meaningful for large entrenched corporations. Nailed it. Maybe they can even waive the fee if you give the US government 10% of your company.
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dilyevsky ◴[19 Sep 25 22:05 UTC] No.45307278[source]▶
University hiring is basically rekt. Throwing out baby with the bath water per usual with this admin...
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kelnos ◴[19 Sep 25 22:51 UTC] No.45307692[source]▶
How much does university hiring depend on H-1B? I would expect much of that comes through O-1 or EB-1/2/3, no?
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fooker ◴[19 Sep 25 23:56 UTC] No.45308247[source]▶
No, pretty much all professors who used to be international students or postdocs are on H1B.
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1. SV_BubbleTime ◴[20 Sep 25 00:09 UTC] No.45308345[source]▶
So... Now those spots will have to go to American students and grads?
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2. fooker ◴[20 Sep 25 01:05 UTC] No.45308762[source]▶
Some will.

Most won't be filled at all.

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3. dilyevsky ◴[20 Sep 25 04:42 UTC] No.45310452[source]▶
+1 This will also reduce demand for these programs from international students - make tuition more expensive for locals. Asking to consider 2nd/3rd order effect seems like a bit too much for a median hn poster though