Posted on 09/20/2025 9:15:29 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
India said on Saturday that the Trump administration’s move to increase U.S. H-1B visa fees to $100,000 per year was likely to have humanitarian consequences, warning of potential disruptions for families.
India was the largest beneficiary of the U.S. H-1B skilled worker visas last year, accounting for 71% of approved applications. Companies will now have to pay the new $100,000 per year fee, which is set to take effect from Saturday midnight. (0400 GMT on Sunday).
The move, announced on Friday, could further strain ties between India and the U.S., which hit their lowest point in decades after President Donald Trump last month doubled tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50%, partly due to New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil.
"This measure is likely to have humanitarian consequences by way of the disruption caused for families. Government hopes that these disruptions can be addressed suitably by the U.S. authorities," Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for India's Foreign Ministry, said in a statement.
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The scourge of legal immigration is on display.
India has recently showed us that they are no friends of ours. First with BRICS and then with doubling down on Russian imports. They made their own bed. We owe them nothing. Send your H1-B candidates to your new friends in Russia or Brazil Modi.
Hey, India! That kinda O-Bama talk don't fool nobody 'round here no more, understand? :)
El Rushbo himself was supportive of and used this website.
It seems very appropriate as a memorial if nothing else to support it.
But regardless we have to carry on in a changing world of character assassination likely fueled by AI-bots if not drugs, alcohol and porn.
Isn’t India buying Russian crude and weapons? Why should USA be responsible for supporting a country which isn’t friendly at the expense of USA workers?
“Our Constitution was written for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.’’- John Adams.
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