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Trump signs proclamation imposing annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visas

Move deals potentially major blow to US tech industry, which relies heavily on workers from India and China

Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday that would impose an annual $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications, dealing a potentially major blow to the US tech industry, which relies heavily on workers from India and China.

The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, said at a Friday press briefing that “all the big companies” had been briefed on the new fee.

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