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JD Vance backs $103,265 H-1B fee, says hire Americans first
US Vice President JD Vance has defended the Trump administration’s proposed $103,265 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, stating that American companies should hire and train US workers. The Department of Homeland…
US Vice President JD Vance has defended the Trump administration’s proposed $103,265 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, stating that American companies should hire and train US workers. The Department of Homeland Security announced the proposed fee on Monday for cap-subject H-1B petitions. The public has 30 days to submit comments.
The H-1B programme allows US firms to employ foreign professionals in specialised roles. Indians received 2.83 lakh H-1B visas in fiscal 2025, 70 per cent of the total. The proposal follows a legal setback in June, when a federal judge struck down an earlier $100,000 fee introduced by presidential proclamation, ruling that Congress, not the president, had the authority to impose such charges. The new fee faces potential legal challenges before it can take effect.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both outlets report Vance's defence of the proposed $103,265 H-1B fee identically, treating it as a straight political statement by the Vice President. Times of India adds context the ET omits: the previous $100,000 fee that was struck down by a federal judge in June, and the precise count of Indian beneficiaries (2.83 lakh visas in fiscal 2025). The ET skips that legal history and the Indian data entirely. The balanced reading: the new fee faces the same legal uncertainty as its predecessor. The 30-day public comment period closes in mid-April, the rule's fate will turn on whether the DHS can show it has regulatory authority a judge rejected last year.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
