Three Republicans have joined Democrats in writing a letter to United States President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to oppose the $100,000 fee imposed on the H-1B visas for foreign talent, urging them to reconsider the new fee hike.

The Republicans who have written to the President and the commerce secretary are Representatives Jay Obernolte of California, Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida, Don Bacon of Nebraska.

In the letter, the representatives have said that the the fee hike would unfairly burden early-stage employers and small businesses, especially those that are not yet profitable.

“Specifically, we have heard clearly from technology innovators that the proclamation’s $100,000 annual fee is prohibitively expensive for early-stage employers and small companie

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