🚨 Trump just dropped a bombshell on Big Tech’s cheap-labor pipeline.
From now on, companies must pay a $100,000 one-time fee for every new H-1B visa.
No more firing Americans while importing foreign replacements on the cheap. 🇺🇸🔥
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2/ For decades, Silicon Valley gamed the H-1B system:
• Americans laid off.
• Foreign workers imported at cut-rate wages.
• Profits up, middle class down.
We want the world's best and brightest. But not at the cost of Americans losing any opportunity.
So Trump just flipped the script: you can have foreign talent, but it’s going to cost you.
3/ And the big firms? They’re not fighting it.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick: “All of the big companies are on board.”
Why? Because Trump’s policy forces them to stop abusing the system while still letting them bring in true high-skill workers whenever necessary.
4/ The data doesn’t lie:
• H-1Bs = 65% of IT workforce.
• Unemployment for U.S. computer grads = 6–7.5%.
• Translation: foreign visas are crowding out American STEM graduates.
Trump’s move removes the disincentive for young Americans to even enter these fields.
The playing field will finally be level. Skills will determine hiring, not cost.
5/ But Trump didn’t stop there.
He also launched:
💳 Gold Card: $1M pathway to citizenship.
💳 Corporate Card: $2M sponsorship option.
💳 Platinum Card: $5M, 270 days in US with no taxes on foreign income.
High-dollar. High-value. No cheap shortcuts.
6/ Democrats cry “xenophobia.” Elites cry “talent drain.”
But the truth is simple: Americans come first.
Trump is ending the scam where billionaires pocket the savings off cheaper labor while citizens lose jobs, wages, and careers.
Now it will be all about merit. 🇺🇸💥
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