Business group coalition criticise Trump's $100,000 H-1B Fee. (Image: Unsplash) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed
A coalition of business groups warned President Donald Trump that a newly announced $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications risks harming the US economy and urged the administration to avoid changes to the skilled worker program that impose added burdens on companies.
In a letter sent Friday to Trump, roughly a dozen industry organizations representing chipmakers, software companies and retailers said the new fee threatens to crimp a crucial talent pipeline of foreign skilled workers and leave critical jobs unfilled.
“We ask the administration to work with industry on necessary reforms to the H-1B visa program without increasing the significant