Trump Administration Proposes Regulation to Make $103,265 H-1B Visa Fee Permanent

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Trump Administration Proposes Regulation to Make $103,265 H-1B Visa Fee Permanent

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The Trump administration released a proposed rule on Monday to codify a $103,265 fee on new H-1B visas, following a temporary proclamation issued in 2024. A federal judge blocked the earlier fee in June, with an appeals court review ongoing and the proclamation set to expire in September. The proposal initiates a 30-day public comment period after posting in the Federal Register.

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“Trump administration moves to impose more than $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas”

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Progressive

The fee aims to curb wage undercutting and displacement of U.S. workers but risks restricting legal immigration channels and favoring large corporations.

“Worker power and corporate leverage over immigration policy”

Conservative

The fee protects American workers from displacement in specialty occupations and overcomes prior judicial obstacles through permanent regulation.

“America First priorities and market-based reduction of program abuse”

Libertarian

The fee creates a government barrier to voluntary contracts between employers and foreign workers and expands executive power over immigration.

“Individual freedom to migrate and contract without protectionism”

Devil's Advocate

All views assume the fee will deter inflows or force cost internalization without examining absorption by large firms or the regulatory workaround after the court ruling.

“Shared omission of fee scope limits, lottery mechanics, and executive entrenchment strategy”

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