Saraswat Sagi

From my point of view, the fee hike is a strategic political move rather than an economic one. The Trump administration wants to show American workers that they are protecting local jobs. By making the H1B Visa cost prohibitive, they ensure fewer applications from smaller firms that might otherwise outsource talent from countries like India. But here’s the catch: large corporations won’t stop hiring foreign workers. They have the money, and they depend on global talent for innovation. Smaller companies, however, are the ones who bring diversity of opportunity into the H1B system. If they’re pushed out, the visa becomes less about “filling gaps” and more about keeping big tech’s global dominance intact. Personally, I believe this creates a two-tier system — one for the elite companies that can afford it, and one that excludes everyone else. It’s not healthy for competition, nor for innovation in the U.S.