Trump adding $100K fee to H1-B visa applications in latest crackdown on foreign workers
President Donald Trump’s decision comes as the White House is concerned students are shunning STEM because of foreign competition.AP
The White House is particularly concerned with US students shunning STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields due to foreign competition and views the presence of foreign workers as a national security threat, according to Bloomberg, which first reported on the order.
Tech companies heavily rely on the visas to get foreign talent into US-based companies, with Newsweek estimating earlier this year that 60% of all computer-related jobs are filled by H1-B visa holders.
