A new $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas has international students and employers grappling with significant changes to a program that has long served as a pathway for foreign workers to build careers in the United States.

President Trump signed the proclamation last Friday, implementing the fee starting this week for new H-1B visa applications. The White House says the measure will protect American jobs, but critics worry about long-term economic consequences.

The fee represents a dramatic increase from the previous cost of approximately $10,000, raising expenses for U.S. companies by more than 11-fold when hiring foreign workers through the H-1B program.

At the University of Michigan, international students expressed varying reactions to the policy change.

"It sounds really toug

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