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

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1245 points mriguy | 5 comments | 19 Sep 25 19:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.229s | source
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Animats ◴[20 Sep 25 03:17 UTC] No.45309988[source]▶
The $100,000 fee isn't the real route to a visa. See the proclamation text: [1]

(c) The restriction imposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to any individual alien, all aliens working for a company, or all aliens working in an industry, if the Secretary of Homeland Security determines, in the Secretary’s discretion, that the hiring of such aliens to be employed as H-1B specialty occupation workers is in the national interest and does not pose a threat to the security or welfare of the United States.

"At the Secretary's discretion" means "get your bribes ready". Lobbyists are probably already working the phones on this.

[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/rest...

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1. telchior ◴[20 Sep 25 05:53 UTC] No.45310790[source]▶
Every change this admin implements needs this examination first. Everyone is in here having earnest discussions about policy pros and cons, but it ain't that country anymore.

The companies the admin favors are being given backdoors for every policy that's presented, and the way to become favored is to present bribes, whether they come in the form of gold plaques, lawsuit settlements, crypto investments, or stock market collusion.

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2. N2yhWNXQN3k9 ◴[20 Sep 25 05:55 UTC] No.45310802[source]▶
> whether they come in the form of gold plaques, lawsuit settlements, crypto investments, or stock market collusion.

You forgot monopolization, power consolidation, etc

3. elAhmo ◴[20 Sep 25 06:55 UTC] No.45311093[source]▶
Well said! This is not a policy, for a policy you need to think about it, analyse effects and stick to it.

We know how decisions are made in this admin, and how shortlived they can be.

Why would someone pay 100k knowing tomorrow this might disappear?

4. avs733 ◴[20 Sep 25 11:22 UTC] No.45312342[source]▶
Quite a while back the exponent podcast did an episode that has stuck with me for a long time about what they called “principal stacks” as an analogue to protocol stacks.

The idea that I left with was to look at the hierarchy of principles not just the set of or claimed principles.

At this point it seems as if the top of the principal stack for those in power isn’t even more power anymore, it’s just grift.

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5. philistine ◴[20 Sep 25 13:29 UTC] No.45313213[source]▶
That's the ultimate expression of capitalism isn't it? The richest are obviously the most competent to solve government (see Elon Musk) and whoever is in power must become richer by exercising their power. For money is the reason for everything, and the ultimate mark of prosperity. I mean, if the President is 3 billions richer since he retook office, that means everyone is more prosperous right?

Right?