Won’t this mean that companies will move jobs to India, China or even Canada?
Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says
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#512The title on HN conflicts with the truth and the title of the article. It is 100k per application (which gives the visa for 3 years) not 100k per year.
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#513I think this is an upfront cost, not an annual cost.
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#514Won’t this mean that companies will move jobs to India, China or even Canada?
Why did they not do that before, if it was feasible?
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#515Is it proposed by Trump. Why is everyone here assuming it is done and final. It probably won't be approved.
approved by who? The people of the US already elected the president. He pretty much ran on reforming the visa system for the benefit of the US worker. This is a first step in the process. For those who don't understand how he works, this is the opening offer which is of course extreme. It will light a fire under Congress to actually pass some real reform. He did this with all the tariffs and trade deals. Despite what…
Despite what you read in the globalist media, it didn't cause havoc to the economy.
Re: Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says
#516Won’t this mean that companies will move jobs to India, China or even Canada?
They've already had the option to do this all along...
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#517It looks like any H-1B holders currently traveling abroad need to return within 24 hours:
https://bsky.app/profile/reichlinmelnick.bsky.social/post/3l...
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#518Instead of a flat fee, they should just auction off the visas, highest salaries win. This has been proposed before and I don't really see any downsides. If your company really needs them, just pay them what they're actually worth.
I believe there is upcoming legislation along those lines and that the adjustments announced today are those within the executive branches purview.
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#519Well I guess this is great for Australia, maybe we'll have our own rival silicon valley soon.
The reason silicon valley works is because it has a giant market that can support products and services before they can go global. Same reason why China has its own tech hubs.
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#520Won’t this mean that companies will move jobs to India, China or even Canada?
Most companies, even fairly small ones, already have a substantial number of contract tech employees in India, Eastern Europe, or South America.