Trump govt proposes $103k fee for skilled worker visa
US President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday moved to impose a more than $100,000 fee on employers hiring foreign workers through a highly-skilled visa program, after facing a legal setback in an earlier effort.The $103,265 fee for H-1B visas would serve as a “revenue mechanism” to recoup the costs of administering the lawful immigration system, the Department of Homeland Security said in its new proposed rule.The Trump administration has argued the visa program has be