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Stanford, Columbia Risk Getting Hit by Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Fee

President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B visas was a warning shot to Corporate America to toe the line on immigration. It also deals another financial blow to universities already battered by the administration’s crusade against top colleges.

Amazon, Microsoft Use of H-1B Visas Draws Inquiry in Senate

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and top Democrat Dick Durbin (Ill.), on Thursday announced a probe into 10 tech, banking, and consulting companies for filing thousands of petitions for H-1B workers after conducting mass layoffs of American workers.

US Chamber Tests Members’ Will to Fight Trump on H-1B Visas

The nation’s largest business lobby is soliciting support from its members for a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its changes to the visa system for skilled foreign workers, setting up a potentially rancorous battle between corporate America and the president.

The H-1B Visa: A Brief History From Truman to Trump

The history of the H-1B visa from its origins in 1952, when Harry S. Truman was president, to the major developments since Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American” executive order.

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