"The change introduced by the Donald Trump administration, which included the payment of a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, has been presented primarily as a way for U.S.-born workers to qualify for jobs in the IT sector and to reduce salary abuses involving highly skilled foreign workers accepting lower wages than local employees. But many economists including one of the co-authors of the report"
"Seventy-three percent of those who benefit firsthand from these visas are Indian-born because they meet the profiles currently in demand by the high-tech industry, primarily. Nearly 65% of the workers who obtained them two years ago work in the computing sector, and the employers who most requested them that year were Amazon, Cognizant Technologies, Infosys, Tata Consultancy, Google, Microsoft, Apps, Meta, and JP Morgan."
The Trump administration implemented a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, claiming it will open IT jobs to U.S.-born workers and curb wage abuses. Many economists, including a co-author of the relied-on report, say H-1B visas make a net positive contribution by attracting talent to key sectors, the labor market, and the immigration system, and warn the fee will harm future competitiveness. The H-1B visa, created in 1990, typically lasts three years, is extendable, allows families, and permits permanent residency applications. Processing fees were previously $3,000–$5,000. Seventy-three percent of beneficiaries are Indian-born and nearly 65% work in computing. Major tech firms dominate H-1B use, while the new fee threatens startups, researchers, hospitals, and universities.
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