Starting Sept. 21, new H-1B visas will require an annual $100,000 fee

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President Trump announced a new $100,000 annual fee for H-1B work visas.

The H-1B program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations.

In Rhode Island, CVS and its subsidiaries are the largest employers of H-1B visa holders.

On Friday, Sept. 19, President Donald Trump announced an executive action imposing a $100,000 annual fee to work visas granted through the H-1B Program.

The program was designed to help employers fill workforce shortages by temporarily acquiring highly talented workers, but the Trump administration claims employers abuse it to suppress wages and replace U.S. citizens with foreign workers.

Proponents of the program argue that, beyond

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