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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: 0.292s | source
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bhouston ◴[20 Sep 25 01:12 UTC] No.45308820[source]▶
This is actually smart. Many H1B visas are used to undermine fair labor wages for already local talent. We should ensure that H1B visas are for actual unique talent and not just to undercut local wages.

H1B is ripe with abuse - this article by Bloomberg says that half of all H1-B visas are used by Indian staffing firms that pay significantly lower than the US laborers they are replacing:

- https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-h1b-visa-middlemen-c...

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softwaredoug ◴[20 Sep 25 01:18 UTC] No.45308895[source]▶
OTOH many H1Bs come with the intent of moving to the US and permanent residence eventually. Which makes our workforce stronger.
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bhouston ◴[20 Sep 25 01:29 UTC] No.45309013[source]▶
> OTOH many H1Bs come with the intent of moving to the US and permanent residence eventually. Which makes our workforce stronger.

Sure. But we are arguing about two separate things here. I am pro-immigration. But I am also against using immigrant primarily to depress wages.

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1. softwaredoug ◴[20 Sep 25 01:30 UTC] No.45309027[source]▶
Yes I would prefer just faster road to skilled immigration. It also doesn’t help string people along with this distant hope of permanent residency