$100K fee added to H1B applications

Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by callc on Friday September 19, 2025 @07:39PM (#45308114)

> The only effect this is going to have is accelerating the offshoring of jobs through more hiring in India, Europe and Canada, which is a net loss for the US.

I’m honestly tired of hearing the argument “if we do X then business will move to another state or out of US”.

Good riddance to the companies that flee from jurisdictions enforcing workers rights, don’t allow exploitation, etc.

The most important thing is protecting people, not fearing the cries of money-making machines.

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by spacebanana7 on Friday September 19, 2025 @07:54PM (#45308231)

Particularly in tech, where the network effects and first mover advantages are so strong.

California could introduce a million dollar minimum wage for software engineers, ban electricity on Thursdays, raise corporate taxes to 60% and still probably have more new unicorns founded in the subsequent year than Europe.

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by infinite8s on Friday September 19, 2025 @09:25PM (#45308968)

Don't be so sure of that. Network effects are still subject to tipping points.

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by mavelikara on Friday September 19, 2025 @10:46PM (#45309793)

Subsequent year, probably. In later years, no. Massachusetts is case study on this.

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by cowsandmilk on Saturday September 20, 2025 @03:23AM (#45311235)

What happened in Massachusetts?

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by anon7725 on Saturday September 20, 2025 @05:17AM (#45311726)

Seems like the point is what’s not happening there

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by digianarchist on Friday September 19, 2025 @10:11PM (#45309514)

They'll still end up in the US as they can work a year abroad and come in using L1-B program for 5 years (3 + 2 years on renewal).

L1 has no PWD, no min wage requirements (beyond min wage law in US) and is completely uncapped.

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by gmueckl on Friday September 19, 2025 @11:17PM (#45309989)

The business must go where the talent pool is if the talent can't be brought to the money. This H1B change is intended to remove a sizable portion of the talent pool from the US, so companies will have to follow (and spend US investor money on wages abroad).

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by AbstractH24 on Saturday September 20, 2025 @08:57AM (#45313004)

So who is going to pay taxes to fund the country? Particularly as the population ages, meaning more costs and fewer workers.

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