US employers hiring foreign skilled workers must now pay a $100,000 application fee. The price hike adds pressure to consulting firms' already fragile talent strategies. The changes will boost competition for expertise and accelerate offshoring, analysts told Business Insider. Consulting firms may be less outspoken than tech CEOs, but they're staring down the same staffing problem as Silicon Valley after President Donald Trump introduced a $100,000 H-1B application fee last Friday. The H-1B progra ...

By Johann M Cherian and Kanchana Chakravarty (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump imposed new fees on H-1B visas on Friday as part of his wide-ranging crackdown on immigration. Trump's executive order, which took effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Sunday (0401 GMT), hikes the fee for H-1B visa applicants to $100,000. It is a one-time fee applied only to new applicants and not holders of existing visas or those seeking renewals. WHAT IS THE H-1B VISA PROGRAM? Established under the Immigration Act of 1990, th ...

Another week, another series of pronouncements from the former-President-turned-market-influencer, Donald J. Trump, proving once again that his unique brand of economic policy is less about steady hands and more about providing analysts with a steady supply of caffeine and talking points. From immigration fees that could make Silicon Valley sweat to tariffs that send global markets into a predictable tizzy, it appears the only constant is the delightful chaos. Investors, buckle up; it’s going to be a bumpy, ...

政策变化 - 特朗普政府宣布H-1B工作签证费用将提高至每年10万美元[1] - 新费用结构计划于周六午夜（周日0400 GMT）生效[4] 行业影响 - 科技行业严重依赖来自印度和中国的技术工人 政策变化可能对该行业造成重大打击[1] - 美国STEM领域外籍工人数量在2000年至2019年间增长超过一倍 达到近250万人 而同期STEM总就业人数仅增长44.5%[7] 公司应对 - 微软、摩根大通和亚马逊建议持有H-1B签证的员工留在美国或尽快返回[4] - 这些公司告知在美国境外的H-1B签证持有者需在周六午夜前返回美国[4] - 摩根大通通过签证申请处理公司Ogletree Deakins建议员工在政府发布明确旅行指南前避免国际旅行[5] 政策背景 - 特朗普政府自1月就职以来开展了广泛的移民打击行动 包括限制某些合法移民形式[2] - 重塑H-1B签证计划代表了政府重新设计临时就业签证的最高调努力[2] 争议观点 - H-1B计划批评者认为该项目允许公司压制工资并边缘化能够胜任工作的美国人[6] - 支持者包括特斯拉CEO埃隆·马斯克 认为该计划引入了填补人才缺口和保持公司竞争力所需的高技能工人[6]