New $100K fee on H-1B petitions hits startups, universities hard
Sundar Pichai highlighted immigrants’ central role in U.S. tech as a $100,000 supplemental fee on new H-1B petitions…
Articles by & updated by Priya Nair
Amazon Under Fire: PERM Loophole and H-1B Scam Allegations
Allegations say Amazon refiled PERM cases under a subsidiary to bypass layoff cooling periods and protect H-1B priority…
Musk’s Shortage Claim Intensifies H-1B Debate on Skilled Labor
A labor shortfall is highlighted as Ford reports 5,000 unfilled mechanic jobs at about $120,000. A new $100,000…
Maine Firms Brace for 2026 H-2B Cap as Decision Lags
As of November 2025, the federal 2026 H-2B visa cap remains unannounced, leaving Maine’s tourism and seafood businesses…
Schmitt backs overhaul of OPT, seeks end to post-graduate visas
Sen. Eric Schmitt pressed DHS to reform or end OPT, which permits F‑1 graduates up to 12 months…
Missouri Senator Seeks OPT Overhaul, Calls It a Cheap Labor Pipeline
Senator Eric Schmitt urged DHS to end or reform OPT on November 15, 2025, calling it a cheap-labor…
Lawmakers Push to End H-1B Visas as GOP Divides Over Immigration
On November 14, 2025, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene proposed eliminating H-1B visas, preserving a temporary 10,000 medical cap…
H-1B Clampdown Is a Temporary Setback, Naidu: Indian Talent Enduring
Naidu described the US H‑1B fee increase as a short‑term setback on 16 November 2025 and urged Indian…
Greene Proposes Total H-1B Elimination With Medical Exemption
Representative Greene’s November 2025 bill would abolish the H-1B program, allow a decaying medical exception of 10,000 visas…