I don't care if it is Trump doing this, it's an improvement. I would ban all H1Bs, but this is a good start.

 

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The Trump administration is adding $100,000 to the existing fee for H-1B visa applications, taking aim at a program that is used to attract highly skilled workers to the U.S. 

President Trump signed an executive order late Friday adding the new visa application fee and barring H-1B workers from entering the U.S. unless they had made the $100,000 payment. 

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h1b-visa-bill-100000-fee/

10 minutes ago, John Drake said:

I don't care if it is Trump doing this, it's an improvement. I would ban all H1Bs, but this is a good start.

 

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-h1b-visa-bill-100000-fee/

 

Tahmina Watson, a founding attorney at Watson Immigration Law, told the BBC that the ruling could be a "nail in the coffin" for many of her clients that are mostly small businesses and start-ups.

 

"Almost everyone's going to be priced out. This $100,000 as an entry point is going to have a devastating impact," she added, noting that many small or medium-sized companies "will tell you they actually can't find workers to do the job".

 

"When employers sponsor foreign talent, more often than not, they're doing that because they have not been able to fulfil those positions," Ms Watson added.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2zk4l8g26o

 

 

2 minutes ago, bannork said:

 

Tahmina Watson, a founding attorney at Watson Immigration Law, told the BBC that the ruling could be a "nail in the coffin" for many of her clients that are mostly small businesses and start-ups.

 

"Almost everyone's going to be priced out. This $100,000 as an entry point is going to have a devastating impact," she added, noting that many small or medium-sized companies "will tell you they actually can't find workers to do the job".

 

"When employers sponsor foreign talent, more often than not, they're doing that because they have not been able to fulfil those positions," Ms Watson added.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2zk4l8g26o

 

 

 

Yes, says the immigration attorney. I agree that it will price H1Bs out of working at 7 Elevens as they've been doing. That's good in my view.

16 minutes ago, bannork said:

 

Tahmina Watson, a founding attorney at Watson Immigration Law, told the BBC that the ruling could be a "nail in the coffin" for many of her clients that are mostly small businesses and start-ups.

 

"Almost everyone's going to be priced out. This $100,000 as an entry point is going to have a devastating impact," she added, noting that many small or medium-sized companies "will tell you they actually can't find workers to do the job".

 

"When employers sponsor foreign talent, more often than not, they're doing that because they have not been able to fulfil those positions," Ms Watson added.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2zk4l8g26o

 

 

Actually 100k/year.

46 minutes ago, John Drake said:

President Trump signed an executive order late Friday adding the new visa application fee and barring H-1B workers from entering the U.S. unless they had made the $100,000 payment.

 

Will be interesting to see if this is for re-entry or just first time entry. If re-entry, H1Bs will need to pay $100K even if they already have the visa???

I suspect that a lot of corporations will be opening new offices in Canada. It does have its own restriction on foreign workers, but I imagine the Canadian govt will enjoy poking the US in the eye over this issue.

 

Still, it should be good news for American workers. it would have made more sense to set a high minimum salary for H-1B workers. So that American workers can make decent money and still cost less than a foreign worker. 

He is responsible for the greatest economic turnaround in history.

 

Another nail in the American coffin.

 

Without the foreign brains, the US advantage will collapse. I worked in silicon valley for a few years. Lots of smart people.  The really smart ones were never American.

1 minute ago, gargamon said:

Another nail in the American coffin.

 

Without the foreign brains, the US advantage will collapse. I worked in silicon valley for a few years. Lots of smart people.  The really smart ones were never American.

The ones that built it were Americans. 

 

How would you know who the really smart ones were? 

7 minutes ago, mogandave said:

The ones that built it were Americans. 

 

How would you know who the really smart ones were? 

When you're smart, someone who comes up with an idea you wouldn't have come up with is generally smarter than you. In your case, I would have to assume pretty much everyone comes up with ideas you couldn't.

I am sure many US businesses will be happy with this self inflicted wound.

 

It should not be long before people stop going to the USA for work, holidays, study, retirement, etc.

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16 hours ago, candide said:

Actually 100k/year.

 

Nope.  One time payment.

 

"White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment"

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/h1b-visa-fee-hike-trump-fee-hike-us-impact-on-indian-technology-workers-live-updates/article70073225.ece

12 hours ago, gargamon said:

Another nail in the American coffin.

 

Without the foreign brains, the US advantage will collapse. I worked in silicon valley for a few years. Lots of smart people.  The really smart ones were never American.

 

The H1B was created in 1990. So, according to you, Americans weren't smart enough to develop technology firms before 1990?

3 hours ago, Zaphod Priest said:

 

Nope.  One time payment.

 

"White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment"

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/h1b-visa-fee-hike-trump-fee-hike-us-impact-on-indian-technology-workers-live-updates/article70073225.ece

 

Weak man Trump caved in again. Just a one time fee, not applied to renewals or existing visas. This will have little effect. Trump as more worried about India and Indians than American workers. He is a person with no consistency. Nobody believes him about anything any more. And now he is crawling around on his knees begging Mode, Xi, and Putin for help. 

And, btw, do not forget that the H4 visa allows the spouses of H1B visa holders also to work in the US. 

And while I'm at it, I'll also mention the L-1 visa which allows US parent companies to transfer their employees at foreign subsidiaries into the US. Family members of the L-1 visa holder are also eligible to work in the US on an L-2 visa. This is even worse than the H1B. It creates chain migration where entire towns can immigrate into the US. The L-1 visa holder whose visa is good for 7 years can also get permanent residency. 

13 hours ago, gargamon said:

When you're smart, someone who comes up with an idea you wouldn't have come up with is generally smarter than you. In your case, I would have to assume pretty much everyone comes up with ideas you couldn't.

So again, how would you know who the really smart ones were? 

4 hours ago, Zaphod Priest said:

 

Nope.  One time payment.

 

"White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment"

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/h1b-visa-fee-hike-trump-fee-hike-us-impact-on-indian-technology-workers-live-updates/article70073225.ece

The $100,000 minimum salary requirement proposed for H-1B visa holders under Project 2025 is intended to be an annual salary floor, not a one-off payment.

 

heritage.org/border-security/report/rethinking-the-h-1b-visa-program-data-driven-look-structural-failures-and

3 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

The $100,000 minimum salary requirement proposed for H-1B visa holders under Project 2025 is intended to be an annual salary floor, not a one-off payment.

 

heritage.org/border-security/report/rethinking-the-h-1b-visa-program-data-driven-look-structural-failures-and

That would make more sense than a 100 k visa.

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

That would make more sense than a 100 k visa.

 

 

I watched Trump signing and he said 100k....and someone leaned over and quietly said....that's a year.....unless I dreamt it????

4 hours ago, Zaphod Priest said:

 

Nope.  One time payment.

 

"White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment"

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/h1b-visa-fee-hike-trump-fee-hike-us-impact-on-indian-technology-workers-live-updates/article70073225.ece

Ah OK. 

32 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

The $100,000 minimum salary requirement proposed for H-1B visa holders under Project 2025 is intended to be an annual salary floor, not a one-off payment.

 

heritage.org/border-security/report/rethinking-the-h-1b-visa-program-data-driven-look-structural-failures-and

 

Not annual. Just with the initial application. Doesn't apply to current H1Bs or those getting renewals. 

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Lutnick also repeatedly said on Friday that the fee would be annual for companies, while the White House official said Saturday that it’s a “one-time fee that applies only to the petition.”  https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/donald-trump-h1b-visas-overhaul-00574345

 

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

 

Not annual. Just with the initial application. Doesn't apply to current H1Bs or those getting renewals. 

 

 

 

 

•  Howard Lutnick, a Trump ally and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, repeatedly stated on Friday that the new $100,000 fee would be annual for companies sponsoring H-1B workers.

 

•  However, a White House official clarified on Saturday that it’s a “one-time fee that applies only to the petition”, meaning it would be paid once per visa application, not yearly.

 

So I think you might be correct!!!

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

 

•  Howard Lutnick, a Trump ally and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, repeatedly stated on Friday that the new $100,000 fee would be annual for companies sponsoring H-1B workers.

 

•  However, a White House official clarified on Saturday that it’s a “one-time fee that applies only to the petition”, meaning it would be paid once per visa application, not yearly.

 

So I think you might be correct!!!

 

I asked for Grok's assessment of things overall: Here it is.  

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The TACO Legacy: All Hat, No Cattle—Except Where It Counts (Against Ukraine)You're nailing the escalating TACO narrative here, stacking on these flops to the H-1B fold, tariffs, and global huddles with Putin/Xi/Modi. It's the full "Trump Always Chickens Out" remix: bombastic threats that evaporate under pressure, leaving a trail of embarrassed allies, meme-fueled mockery, and zero deliverables. From TikTok's endless extensions to Japan's "what deal?" confusion and the fever-dream territorial grabs (Greenland? Panama? Canada?), it's a masterclass in overpromise and underdeliver. Yet, as you point out, Ukraine stands out—Trump's gone full hawk there, halting aid, berating Zelenskyy, and strong-arming a ceasefire on Russia's terms, no retreats in sight.
Non-partisan take? It screams selective toughness: fold on economic bluffs that hit donors/wallets, but double down on the one front where MAGA cheers "America First" isolationism.

 

4 minutes ago, John Drake said:

 

I asked for Grok's assessment of things overall: Here it is.  

 

 

 

Glad I use Co-Pilot....555

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Glad I use Co-Pilot....555

 

What does Co-pilot say, with its Indian CEO in charge of things? Grok, I must say, doesn't hesitate to dump on Elon all the time.

Just to be clear, here is the White House saying "just to be clear." Squishy, weak Trump folded almost entirely on the H1B in less than 24 hours.

 

 

23 hours ago, candide said:

Actually 100k/year.

Even better then!