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underpants

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2. Per year AND offer discount as they see fit

Reply to surfered (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2025, 11:47 AM

Sep 20

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.

Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

This will be absolutely devastating in the medical field.

~30% residents are international medical graduates & ~10k of 43k residency spots are filled by docs with H1-B visas.

Previously the h-1B fee was

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Trump Increases Fee for H1B visas to $100,000 [View all] surfered Sep 20 OP

Not a single day can go by without some stupid Klarkashton Sep 20 #1

Per year AND offer discount as they see fit underpants Sep 20 #2

20+ years in biopharma, the program is being abused to avoid paying higher wages to Americans. WarGamer Sep 20 #5

$750-$1500 administrative fees. n/t Ms. Toad Sep 20 #6

I couldn't get the text or posts fully post here. ??? underpants Sep 20 #11

Will be challenged in courts dweller Sep 20 #3

Why would Dems challenge? WarGamer Sep 20 #4

I don't know if anyone will challenge dweller Sep 20 #10

Why would Dems challenge a popular policy like this? pcdb Sep 20 #18

It would be terrible for us politically to challenge pinkstarburst Sep 20 #8

I don't disagree with you; however, The Madcap Sep 20 #12

I think this move stems from bad motives milestogo Sep 20 #13

Everything they do stems from bad motives, obviously pinkstarburst Sep 20 #14

They made them related to entry and visa stamps renewal to bypass congesss uponit7771 Sep 20 #15

Certifiably insane policy. The Madcap Sep 20 #7

Trump has little understanding of money. He had over 400 million from his daddy, had bailouts when his Doodley Sep 20 #9

The administration has created a loophole that allows them to offer a $100,00 discount to any person the administration LetMyPeopleVote Sep 20 #16

Why would anyone even want to come here at this point? LS0999 Sep 20 #17

Pedoprez TACO 'd uponit7771 Sep 22 #19

clown show continues... democratsruletheday Sep 22 #20

They can decide whether to exempt a company JI7 Sep 22 #21

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