The recent decision by US President Donald Trump to raise the H1B visa fee to $100,000 has sparked criticism from global education and policy experts. Yale University scholar Gautam Mukunda described the fee increase as “counterproductive” and warned that it could significantly harm America’s ability to attract highly skilled international talent. H1B visas have long been a strategic tool for the United States to bring in top engineers, scientists, and innovators from around the world. However, Mukunda emphasized that such policies risk turning the US into a less attractive destination for the world’s best minds. He specifically highlighted the exceptional value of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) graduates, calling them a global asset that the US risks losing. “Every country in

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