Twenty states led by California and New York filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new $100,000 charge for H-1B work visas. The administration claims the visa program gets abused by companies trying to keep worker pay down, but Attorney General Rob Bonta says the massive fee will wreck education and healthcare services across the states. Tech giants like Meta, Google, and Apple rely heavily on these visas to bring in specialized workers when they can't find qualified Americans.
The visa program caps approvals at 85,000 per year, and the whole thing has split Trump's base between tech industry supporters and anti-immigration hardliners. Immigration hawks think the fee will push companies to hire domestically, while startups and hospitals argue it will crush their ability to fill critical positions and worsen doctor shortages.
The visa program caps approvals at 85,000 per year, and the whole thing has split Trump's base between tech industry supporters and anti-immigration hardliners. Immigration hawks think the fee will push companies to hire domestically, while startups and hospitals argue it will crush their ability to fill critical positions and worsen doctor shortages.
