{"id":2488800,"date":"2025-09-19T18:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-enact-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-in-bid-to-help-american-workers-report\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:22:35","slug":"trump-to-enact-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-in-bid-to-help-american-workers-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-enact-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-in-bid-to-help-american-workers-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Enact $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee in Bid to Help American Workers: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-enact-100000-h-1b-visa-fee-in-bid-to-help-american-workers-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2488800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report reveals that companies hiring foreign workers through the H-1B visa program may soon face considerably higher costs. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to introduce a $100,000 fee on employers seeking H-1B visas, aiming to overhaul the program. This move is part of an effort to prevent abuses where companies allegedly bring in lower-skilled, lower-paid foreign labor, which is seen as detrimental to American workers&#8217; wages adn job opportunities. The governance considers the current influx of foreign tech workers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">national security threat<\/a> and seeks to prioritize American employees by revising wage rules associated with the visas. Additionally, Republican Senator Jim Banks has proposed legislation raising the minimum salary requirement for H-1B visa holders from $60,000 to $100,000 annually, reflecting concerns about corporate practices that displace American workers in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-blasts-bernie-sanders-build-back-better-immigration-proposals-will-harm-american-workers-take-away-opportunity-from-american-kids\/\" title=\"Republican Blasts Bernie Sanders: \u2018Build Back Better\u2019 Immigration Proposals Will \u2018Harm ..., Take Away Opportunity From\u2019 American Kids\">cheaper foreign labor<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Companies that want to bring in foreign workers should prepare to pay bigly, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-09-19\/trump-to-add-new-100-000-fee-for-h-1b-visas-in-latest-crackdown?srnd=undefined&amp;embedded-checkout=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> President Donald Trump is planning to overhaul the H-1B visa program by imposing a $100,000 fee on employers seeking to bring in overseas workers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >financial news outlet cited &#038;ldquo<\/a>;a White House official familiar with the matter&rdquo; as its source.<\/p>\n<p>Silicon Valley&rsquo;s tech sector uses H-1B visas as a tool to import skilled workers. Yet the Trump administration is arguing these practices have been abused and are harming Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated Trump will order Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to revise the program&rsquo;s rules, effectively altering the wage rates paid out to H-1B workers.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This change is reportedly aimed at limiting visa use to avoid undercutting &ldquo;wages that would otherwise be paid to American workers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The article cited a White House fact sheet that framed these reforms as vital because &ldquo;American workers are being replaced with lower-paid foreign labor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The fact sheet &mdash; viewed by Bloomberg &mdash; said the influx of foreign tech workers is &ldquo;a national security threat.&rdquo; In addition, the sheet highlighted how too much foreign labor limits opportunities for Americans, forcing them to enter other sectors instead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/h1-b-visa-program-fee-trump-requirements-2132718\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> noted on Friday how H-1B visas are awarded through a lottery. Employers pay $215 to enroll in said lottery, and a $780 fee to file a required form, so they can bring in a foreign worker.<\/p>\n<p>It was not made clear if the $100,000 fee would replace existing fees, or be added on top.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg said the current system allow some companies to abuse H-1B visas, so they can bring in lower-skilled, lower-wage workers, below the intended standard.<\/p>\n<p>About 85,000 H-1B visas are awarded per year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/working-in-the-united-states\/h-1b-specialty-occupations#:~:text=Termination%20of%20Employment.-,H%2D1B%20Cap,H%2D1B%20Cap%20Season%20page.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according <\/a>to U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/h-1b-visa-change-proposal-2132484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a> also pointed out comments made by Republican Sen. Jim Banks of Indiana on Friday, who has drafted legislation that would require anyone coming into the country on an H-1B visa to make at least $100,000 a year.<\/p>\n<p>Under current rules, the requirement is only $60,000.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Corporations rigged the system to flood the country with cheap foreign labor and drive down wages,&rdquo; Banks said. &ldquo;This bill puts American workers first.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Banks has called for federal intervention on this issue for several years, dating back to his time in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Big Tech is setting aside some of the most lucrative and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-banks-introduces-gop-bill-to-curb-fortune-500s-use-of-visa-workers\/\" title=\"Rep. Banks ...s GOP Bill to Curb Fortune 500&#039;s Use of Visa Workers\">valuable career opportunities<\/a> in America and giving them exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/locals-furious-about-impact-of-new-chinese-owned-ev-battery-plant-they-took-the-lands-they-destroyed-the-soil\/\" title=\"Locals Furious About Impact of New Chinese-Owned EV Battery Plant: &#039;They Took the Lands, They Destroyed the Soil&#039;\">foreign guest workers<\/a>,&rdquo; he said in 2022, while serving in the House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re cutting out Americans to save a few bucks. It&rsquo;s domestic outsourcing,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;This shocking disregard for American workers and their role in our nation&rsquo;s future is unpatriotic. 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