Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee Draws Rare Rebuke From Business Groups

In a letter sent Friday to Trump, roughly a dozen industry organizations representing chipmakers, software companies and retailers said the new fee threatens to crimp a crucial talent pipeline of foreign skilled workers and leave critical jobs unfilled. “We ask the administration to work with industry on necessary reforms to the H-1B visa program without increasing the significant challenges US employers face recruiting, training, and retaining top talent,” the groups wrote.