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

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1233 points mriguy | 1 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.389s | source
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cuttothechase ◴[19 Sep 25 20:39 UTC] No.45306275[source]▶
As a side effect, this could reduce the pipeline of foreign students coming in on F1 with plans to transition to a work visa over time.

F1 -> OPT -> H1 bridge is way more expensive now.

Universities are bound to lose a ton of money due to this. Those outside of the top 50 will likely get hammered.

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crznthndr ◴[19 Sep 25 20:55 UTC] No.45306464[source]▶
This is a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Yes, it brings in more income for the government at the expense of universities.

It’s a great way to remove h1b fraud and abuse but you do burn down a bit of your garage in the process of getting rid of the rat.

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stackskipton ◴[19 Sep 25 23:20 UTC] No.45307968[source]▶
Is it really at expense of universities? From what I understand, most are getting Master Degrees but very few are doing research. I've seen plenty of H-1B coworkers with Master Degrees but very few did research, it was just extra computer science courses.
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1. cuttothechase ◴[20 Sep 25 01:38 UTC] No.45309140[source]▶
Majority of CS/EE/MBA type grad programs across all universities are heavily enrolled by foreign students. Most of them end up paying out of state fee.

This is a significant chunk of revenue for many colleges to keep their budget in shape.

Even in conservative states, lots of colleges are reliant on this stream of income. A loss of this stream is going to put a strain on them to balance their budget, or seek more help from govt.