Tharoor said Trump is trying to gain support of the anti-immigration base, adding that the decision was taken to appease Trump's MAGA supporters.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that US President Donald Trump's move to impose $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions is about America's domestic politics. He said that Trump is trying to gain support of the anti-immigration base, adding that the decision was taken to appease Trump's MAGA supporters.

"Again, the motives are principally driven by domestic politics. Trump believes, and the people around him have told him, that the easy H-1B has meant that a lot of Americans who deserve a higher salary from the same companies are being bypassed by Indians who will accept a lower salary," Tharoor told ANI.

Tharoor linked the move to the overall

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