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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lauren Almeida

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee could hurt US growth, economists warn

Street sign of Wall Street with American flags behind.
Berenberg recently lowered its estimate for US economic growth from 2% at the start of the year to 1.5%. Photograph: Bruce Yuanyue Bi/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s decision to impose a $100,000 (£74,096) fee on H1-B visas for skilled foreign workers could hurt US economic growth, economists have warned.

Trump signed a proclamation on Friday introducing the application fee for the H-1B visa, 60 times the current cost, in a move designed to encourage companies to hire more American workers.

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