Posted on 09/07/2026 2:05:56 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
Trump is proposing DOUBLING the fees for H-1B Visas to $200,000.
The number of applicants dropped by 87% when fees were raised to $100,000 last year.
Good.
Companies should prioritize hiring American workers over foreigners.
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🚨 BREAKING: Stephen Miller announces the Trump administration and Sec. Scott Bessent are moving to DE-BANK illegal aliens, making it UNBEARABLE to stay in America
BASED 🔥🔥
“Once illegal aliens lose their access to capital, that is going to be a MAJOR driver of self deportation!”
“We are NOT going to allow illegal aliens to use banking services in this country. You know, contrary to popular perception, the stupid phrase about ‘illegal aliens living in the shadows.’ Illegal aliens DON'T live in the shadows! Illegal aliens have credit cards.”
“They have bank accounts and their paid with direct deposit.”
“So illegal aliens fully participate in the commercial systems, the financial systems of America — shutting that down is a MASSIVE engine for deportation.”
“The Treasury Department just issued new guidance to financial institutions to banks.”
“The next step in this process is us meeting individually with banks and financial institutions on cooperating with us to remove the illegal aliens from the banking system.
Rush would be smiling...
“”Companies should prioritize hiring American workers over foreigners.””
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And... they should have all along. Why does it take someone upping the fee to get things as they should be? I know the answer (leftist Democrats), so pardon the rhetorical question.
Trump Just ENDED H1-Bs FOREVER with Master Move— Applications COLLAPSE, Hundreds of THOUSANDS GONE
Just make it an annual fee, charged to the employers. This should have always been the policy.
History of the H-1B visa:
Archived :
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2025/11/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-h-1b-visa/
Data from Federal government agencies, such as the USCIS and Department of Labor :
USCIS’s H-1B Employer Data Hub :
https://www.uscis.gov/tools/reports-and-studies/h-1b-employer-data-hub
PERM, LCA (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) data and statistics - U.S. Department of Labor :
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance
H-1B (and H-1B1, E-3) LCA Labor Condition Application filings, which are far higher than the number of H-1Bs actually granted. The LCA is the first step for a company to take in applying for an H-1B. The rows are order by number of LCA/H-1B applications at respective companies from highest downward :
Higher education institutions or non-profit research organizations, including governmental research organizations, are not subject to the H1B annual cap of 85,000. Here is a site where the employer names and counts of exempt H-1B employees can be queried by year and state:
https://h1bgrader.com/h1b-cap-exempt-sponsors
Thousands of Middlemen Are Gaming the H-1B Program (Bloomberg) - shortcut :
Industrialized Fraud in the H-1B program :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KumpIWZ6ZpI
During the Biden administration, H-1B visa holders were buying houses with 97-100% financing :
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4379360/posts
I asked Google AI :
“Does the FHA have a list of subsidized loans made to H-1B holders?”
It said the “FHA does not collect citizenship or residency status on standard loan applications.”
Google then offered to provide me information on “Conventional Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac mortgages that still allow H-1B borrowers”.
Here’s a graphic on how OPTs have flattened wages :
More on STEM-OPT visas :
Besides OPT and STEM OPT extensions, there is also CPT, Curricular Practical Training. Giving the term “Day 1 CPT” to Google AI yields :
“Day 1 CPT allows eligible international students on F-1 visas to start off-campus work authorization on the very first day of their academic program, bypassing the standard one-year waiting period.”
https://careerconnections.smeal.psu.edu/blog/2025/09/18/what-is-day-1-cpt/
“No Wait Time: Students can accept paid employment immediately when classes begin.”
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-2-part-f-chapter-5
https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents/combination-documents
https://ifspp.substack.com/p/graduating-into-second-place
https://ifspp.substack.com/p/data-on-dallas-metro-engineering
https://cis.org/Feere/Bloomberg-Investigates-Elaborate-Charade-Known-Day-1-CPT
H-1Bs don’t go home :
https://x.com/LayoffAI/status/2071566853009277385
Searching Google with the terms “fannie mae H-1B” yields the following from its AI :
“...
Mortgage and Home Loan Eligibility
Borrower approval: H-1B visa holders are fully eligible for conventional home mortgages backed by Fannie Mae under the same baseline terms as U.S. citizens.”
Can H-1B Holders Get a US Home Loan Without Credit? Truth Explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuYEaCrtBpY
Documentation rules: Borrowers must possess a valid Social Security Number (SSN) and a current, verified legal status documented by an unexpired work visa or I-94/I-797 paperwork.”
Searching Google with the terms “freddie mac H-1B” yields the following from its AI :
“...
Mortgage Guidelines for H-1B Holders
Loan Eligibility: Non-U.S. citizens with nonpermanent lawful residency status (such as an H-1B visa) are eligible for Freddie Mac mortgage guidelines on the same terms as U.S. citizens, provided they have valid residency status and meet standard credit requirements (typically a credit score of 620 or higher).”
This link, dated 2025 is shocking. Loans for investment and vacation homes are POSSIBLE :
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Mortgages for H1B Visa Holders
https://homeabroadinc.com/mortgages/fannie-mae-freddie-mac-h1b-mortgage/
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Mortgages for H1B Visa Holders
A credit score of 620 or higher is required to be eligible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans.
Look at this alphabet soup of visa categories :
https://corr.pennymac.com/assets/documents/guides/pcg-non-us-citizen-documentation-requirements.pdf
MIT Economist Says H-1B Program Cripples Schooling for K-12 Kids
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4392438/posts
H.R. 1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 :
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2019/h437
See the results from searching Google for “How to avoid hiring Americans video”.
I like it! Do it with all dispatch, Mr. President, and thank you in advance.
That classification doesn’t include :
OPTs - Optional Practical Training
STEM OPT - Extensions of OPT
CPT - Curricular Practical Training
H-4 - Spouses and family
L-1 - Transfer from foreign job site
Green card
His name: Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu. Accomplice: Adeniyi Akeem Somoye 😠
LOCK THEM UP!
Over multiple years, they took nearly $1 MILLION in exchange for immigration application-related favors, per Fox
The charges: conspiracy to receive illegal gratuities by a public official
Root out all fraud in our immigration system! 🇺🇸
“DE-BANK illegal aliens”
Ilicitos normally work in crews.
The crew leader can pay the ilicto’s rent and funnel spending money onto a prepay debit card.
Same here. I might have gone back and time and tried to convice myself to get into the HVAC business. I was also thinking today that getting into land surveying might have been a better and more rewarding direction than engineering.
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