Trump's $100k H-1B visa fee is unlawful, US judge rules

pseudolus 14 points 5 comments June 08, 2026
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throfktjj

Turkey sells citizenship for like $200000. US should do something similar, to keep level playing field.

like_any_other

With how many entry-level positions go to H-1Bs, and with how the average H-1B salary is below market-level (you'd think it would be significantly above, given that they allegedly could not find anyone able to do the job in the entire US) [1], calling them "visas for highly skilled foreign workers" without any qualification is effectively misinformation. Where is one of those disinformation watchdogs to mark the article as "missing context", and give Reuters reduced social media reach because of it? [1] https://www.epi.org/publication/h-1b-visas-and-prevailing-wa...

not_your_vase

That's weird... that was one of the very few of his initiatives that had bipartisan support... pretty much everyone was happy with this, except for the employers.

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