Ending the H1B program would require Congress, I think.
I wonder who decides what the “application fee” is for these ? Maybe it is within Trump’s power to raise the fee to $100K per visa. Let’s see how many businesses “really” can’t find American workers.
I think you hit a key point. Let USCIS recover their costs to vet & process these visas. At at $25,000 per year per visa, we’d quickly see how valuable the “best & brightest” are.
It’s time to make India great again by sending them home.