A group of US lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to reconsider his recent proclamation on H-1B visas , warning that the new USD 100,000 fee and other restrictions would damage both America’s AI technological leadership and its strategic partnership with India.
In a letter sent on Thursday, Representatives Jimmy Panetta, Ami Bera, Salud Carbajal, and Julie Johnson urged Trump to suspend his September 19 order, titled “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers.” The proclamation introduced steep new fees and limits on H-1B petitions, a move that lawmakers say undermines America’s innovation ecosystem, the news agency PTI reported.
“As members of a recent delegation to India, we recognise the importance of the H-1B programme not just to the United States economy, n

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