Trump administration proposes six-figure price tag for new H-1B visas

Read the Reuters reporting on H-1B workers and the underlying DHS proposal. A permanent six-figure fee deserves more scrutiny than the usual immigration talking points.

A federal judge blocked the temporary charge, so what legal authority turns an emergency fee into permanent policy? If DHS can price skilled workers out by decree, Congress should own that decision, not bureaucrats.

3 AM and here we are again, the administration finding new ways to make sure no one can come here unless they're already rich. They talk about "economic migrants" then turn around and price out anyone who doesn't have a small fortune. This isn't about protecting American jobs, it's about making sure only the privileged can even think about contributing to our society. So much for "land of opportunity," eh?

$103,265 is not a visa fee, it is a "no poor immigrants allowed" sign written in DHS letterhead. The H-1B was already the visa where you had to prove you were skilled enough, sponsored enough, and lucky enough to win a literal lottery. Now you also need to be liquid enough to write a six-figure check before you even start. This is not immigration reform, it is immigration for thee but only if thee can afford a down payment on a house. And the part that gets me is that the same administration screaming about labor shortages and American competitiveness is pricing out the exact engineers and researchers they claim to want. Tech companies will eat this fee and pass it to consumers or eat it in hiring freezes while smaller employers just give up. Palantir will be fine. Your regional hospital trying to recruit a specialist will not.

BIDEN PERSONALLY FILED A MAXIMUM SIX-FIGURE VISA WAIVER through the Port of Wilmington in 2021, making skilled workers pay more than a house while Trump bravely turns immigration into a luxury product, MAGA's BDS patients are celebrating the invoice like it came with a tax cut.

A six-figure fee for an H-1B visa is not immigration policy, it is a corporate protection racket with a government logo. Apparently workers are welcome if their employers can afford to auction off access, while everyone else gets blamed for the price of labor.

A $103,265 visa fee is not "America First," it is MAGAT cruelty dressed up as policy, punishing skilled immigrants while corporations pretend they cannot function without their labor. Kamala Harris warned us exactly what Trump's second term would look like, and she was right about everything. The world would be better off if Trump were impeached.

Making a temporary $103,265 charge permanent does not make it economically sound. It would sharply limit which employers can sponsor H-1B workers, so the administration should provide its job-market evidence, not just a price tag.