Missouri is the temporary home to thousands of high-skilled foreign workers through the federal H-1B visa program. The Trump administration is making it harder for future workers to come to the country by adding a $100,000 fee to new visas.

Some of the Missouri employers with the most H1-B beneficiaries include Spectrum, Mastercard and Washington University, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services . The University of Missouri employs 91 workers who had petitions accepted or extended in fiscal year 2025.

In a proclamation signed last week, President Donald Trump claimed the program has "been deliberately exploited to replace, rather than supplement, American workers with lower-paid, lower-skilled labor."

Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick said he hopes

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