Trump Raises H-1B Fees To $100K, Sends Jobs Offshoring ASAP

In a move only 2025 could cook up, President Trump jacked the H-1B visa price tag to a luxury $100,000, aiming to force US employers to quit importing skilled foreigners. But instead of welcoming American workers, companies might ping remote jobs overseas faster than you can say 'offshoring intensifies.' Wharton’s Britta Glennon revealed firms hire 0.4 to 0.9 foreign workers abroad for each lost H-1B—so basically, visa stinginess just outsourced your job offer. The median H-1B wage sits at $120K, nearly double the $64K average US salary, stressing that this hike isn't paying for avocado toast. While White House’s Taylor Rogers claims the system curbs 'massive abuse,' experts warn innovation—a delicate immigrant party that birthed 46% of Fortune 500 firms—might ghost the US next. Academic voices from Howard's Ronil Hira to Rutgers' Hal Salzman debate if tougher rules really help, but Madeline Zavodny warns ‘That’s a lot of money per worker,’ translating to mass job exports in Trump’s economic circus.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Trump hikes H-1B fees to $100K so companies will hire Americans—except most just WiFi-resurrect their foreign jobs overseas. Innovation? Shrugged. Fortune 500 immigrant founders say hi. America’s job market just ghosted by patriotism.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Raising the H-1B fee to six figures is basically the US going, 'If you can’t get a visa, why not try a home office in Bangalore?' Genius plan to bring jobs home sounds like a trace of smoke leaving the economy’s chimney.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

Trump’s new H-1B fees are the VIP cover charge to America’s innovation club, but the bouncer just redirected talent to remote corners where Zoom calls overdose. Sorry America, fewer builders, more empty job chairs.

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