WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) – A recently unveiled plan from President Trump could reshape immigration policy in the United States.
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Applications for H-1B visas could soon come with a $100,000 fee. These non-immigrant work visas have traditionally been used to help U.S. employers bring in skilled workers for jobs requiring higher education.
President Trump said the change is part of a plan to put American workers first. But some have said it could negatively impact workforce prospects in America.
“What the president is doing, whether it’s H-1B or this whole suite of actions in the immigration space, the real victim of it is the U.S. economy,” said Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. “It’s my hope that my Republican colleagues might wake up to that and we may embrace and immigration reform that benefits the workforce.”
Senator Kaine said the proposed fee and reapplication requirements could create huge holes in the American workforce. He said this is particularly true for fields in which staffing is already a struggle.
Employers in the fields of education and labor could see the most substantial impact of the policy, according to the senator.
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