As promised, US President Donald Trump pulled off a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program by imposing a $100,000 application fee on Friday (US time). Signing a proclamation ahead of the weekend, the MAGA leader has left companies with no choice but to make the hefty investment, which is 60 times higher than the pre-existing cost (ranging from $2,000 to $5,000 per application), if they wish to obtain visas for foreign talent.

The latest step in the execution of the world leader’s ‘America First’ ideology is an overt move focussed on encouraging companies to hire American workers. With Indians dominating the nonimmigrant ‘specialty occupations’ category and constituting over 70% of the applicants in recent years, the Indian Government condemned the decision.

Officials from the South

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