Patrick Boyle On Finance The End of Legal Immigration?
Sep 27, 2025
The new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas is causing chaos in the tech industry and universities. It could reshape hiring practices and affect global talent flows. Patrick discusses the implications for skilled immigration and the potential legal challenges ahead. Silence from tech CEOs raises questions about their motivations. Additionally, concerns over wage suppression and impacts on international student enrollment are explored. The fallout from the Hyundai raid illustrates the clash between immigration enforcement and industrial goals.
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Fee Could End H-1B In Practice
- Patrick Boyle explains the $100,000 H-1B fee could make hiring foreign skilled workers prohibitively expensive.
- He argues the fee effectively threatens the H-1B category and broad skilled immigration flows.
H-1B Mechanics And Green Card Bottleneck
- Boyle summarizes H-1B design: 85,000 new visas per year with a lottery due to extreme demand.
- He highlights green card per-country caps that trap many Indian and Chinese workers on temporary visas.
Worker Tied To Employer And Long-Term Impact
- Boyle explains H-1B workers are employer-tied and face deportation risk if unemployed within 60 days.
- He notes many H-1B holders later lead major US tech companies, underpinning innovation.