Trump’s Visa Crackdown: $100K, AI Angst, and Skills Cliff Scares

In a daring plot twist worthy of a political reality show, the Trump administration’s 2025 visa crackdown, including the ever-important H-1B lottery, puts America closer to a 'skills cliff'—a phrase that screams 'we might run out of smart people soon.' White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson insists Americans are just queuing up to work, even as employers lament a severe talent drought pushing them to offshore jobs or face the $100,000 ticket price per foreign worker. Alabama and Colorado got $25 million in apprenticeship cash, presumably to turn hopefuls into tech wizards. But meanwhile, an immigration raid at a Georgia battery plant shows you can’t have cake and hire it too. As economy gurus raise alarms and companies eye AI yet depend on those very immigrants, the U.S. looks set to test if innovation can survive on paperwork hurdles and conflicting policies.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Nothing says job protection like spending $100,000 to bring talent in, raiding factories trying to hire them, then throwing a $25 million apprenticeship bone at states that probably need it more than the firms do. We’re all just stumbling toward the skills cliff in style.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Cutting H-1Bs while expecting innovation is like banning oxygen in a hospital. Congrats, America, you’ve officially mined your own brainpower well dry while staring blankly at a $25 million training program and a lottery nobody can win.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Who knew the recipe for tech dominance was paperwork, immigration raids, and a side serving of 'good luck finding Americans with the skills.' Next up: hoping AI saves the day while kicking out the people who build it.

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