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underpants

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2. Per year AND offer discount as they see fit

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Sat Sep 20, 2025, 11:47 AM

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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.

Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

This will be absolutely devastating in the medical field.

~30% residents are international medical graduates & ~10k of 43k residency spots are filled by docs with H1-B visas.

Previously the h-1B fee was

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Trump Increases Fee for H1B visas to $100,000 [View all] surfered Saturday OP

Not a single day can go by without some stupid Klarkashton Saturday #1

Per year AND offer discount as they see fit underpants Saturday #2

20+ years in biopharma, the program is being abused to avoid paying higher wages to Americans. WarGamer Saturday #5

$750-$1500 administrative fees. n/t Ms. Toad Saturday #6

I couldn't get the text or posts fully post here. ??? underpants Saturday #11

Will be challenged in courts dweller Saturday #3

Why would Dems challenge? WarGamer Saturday #4

I don't know if anyone will challenge dweller Saturday #10

Why would Dems challenge a popular policy like this? pcdb Saturday #18

It would be terrible for us politically to challenge pinkstarburst Saturday #8

I don't disagree with you; however, The Madcap Saturday #12

I think this move stems from bad motives milestogo Saturday #13

Everything they do stems from bad motives, obviously pinkstarburst Saturday #14

They made them related to entry and visa stamps renewal to bypass congesss uponit7771 Saturday #15

Certifiably insane policy. The Madcap Saturday #7

Trump has little understanding of money. He had over 400 million from his daddy, had bailouts when his Doodley Saturday #9

The administration has created a loophole that allows them to offer a $100,00 discount to any person the administration LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #16

Why would anyone even want to come here at this point? LS0999 Saturday #17

Pedoprez TACO 'd uponit7771 10 hrs ago #19

clown show continues... democratsruletheday 6 hrs ago #20

They can decide whether to exempt a company JI7 6 hrs ago #21

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