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President Donald Trump signed a proclamation that will require a new annual fee of $100,000 for H-1B applicants.

H-1B visas are meant to bring the best and brightest foreigners for high-skilled jobs that can’t be filled by U.S. residents.

Trump also announced he would start selling a "gold card" visa that will cost $2 million as a pathway to citizenship in the U.S.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a new annual fee of $100,000 for H-1B applicants.

H-1B visas are meant to bring the best and brightest foreigners for high-skilled jobs that tech companies find difficult to fill with qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

The program instead has turned into a pipeline for overseas workers who are often willing to wo

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