President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas took effect Sept. 21, applying to new applications for the program that brings highly skilled workers to the U.S. In Nevada, industries including higher education, banking and gaming employ some of the state’s largest numbers of H-1B workers.

Trump argued on Sept. 19 that the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program has been “deliberately exploited” to replace American workers with lower-paid and less-skilled labor. Studies, however, show visa workers complement American workers because they bring different skillsets.

While Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says all the “big companies are on board,” H-1Bs are vital to the nation’s tech industry, and Trump’s new visa fee is expected to draw legal challenges.

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