$100K fee added to H1B applications

Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by estebarb on Friday September 19, 2025 @10:38PM (#45309736)

Between 1921 and 1965, about 9.6 million people were admitted as lawful permanent residents. That's not what I'd call a "very small" or "highly restricted" inflow.

Source: DHS Yearbook, https://ohss.dhs.gov/topics/immigration/yearbook/2019/table1...

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Re:$100K fee added to H1B applications by rayiner on Friday September 19, 2025 @10:47PM (#45309800)

You can see the restriction easily on a chart: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/ann...

We have been around 1 million per year for decades. If we still had that policy, adjusted for population you’re talking about cutting legal immigration by one-third to one-half.

And that’s not counting a large increase in “gray market” legal immigration (TPS, asylum, etc.)

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