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H-1B fee kills two birds — and America's golden goose – with one stone

October 28, 2025 by Markos Kounalakis

President Donald Trump has found yet another way to weaponize immigration: a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa applicants. The policy lets POTUS kill two birds with one stone: By targeting mostly India, he also gets to punish California.

Take that, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gov. Gavin Newsom! To Trump, a noncompliant Modi is an irritant, and a trolling Newsom is a rival.

Most workers on H-1B visas come from India, and — unsurprisingly — the majority come to where opportunity is best: California. They are educated, trained and highly skilled employees who work in America’s fastest-growing industries in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. READ MORE

October 28, 2025 /Markos Kounalakis
India, California, Trump, Modi, Gavin Newsom, H1B, Immigration, Technology, Silicon Valley
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