H-1B visas to cost $100K annually
4 hours ago
- #H-1B Visa
- #Immigration Policy
- #American Jobs
- President Trump signed a Proclamation to restrict H-1B visa entries unless accompanied by a $100,000 payment.
- The Proclamation aims to curb abuses displacing U.S. workers and undermining national security.
- Employers must retain payment documentation, with verification by the Secretary of State.
- Departments of Labor and Homeland Security will issue joint guidance for enforcement.
- The Proclamation directs revisions to prevailing wage levels and prioritizes high-skilled H-1B workers.
- H-1B program abuses are replacing American workers with lower-paid foreign labor.
- Unemployment rates for computer science and engineering graduates have doubled.
- American companies are laying off U.S. workers while hiring H-1B workers.
- President Trump is imposing higher costs on H-1B use to protect American jobs and national security.
- Trump's policies prioritize American workers, including new trade deals and tariffs.