$100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Would Hit Rural and High-Poverty Counties Hardest, Study Finds

$100,000 H-1B visa fee would hit rural and high-poverty counties hardest, study finds

New JAMA analysis estimates more than 11,000 physicians on H-1B visas in FY 2024; reliance nearly doubles in rural areas and quadruples in the poorest counties.

H-1B crackdown: US targets tech, rural hospitals pay the price

When the Trump administration unveiled its plan last month to attach a $100,000 fee to every new H-1B visa, the move was largely framed as a way to rein in tech giants’ dependence on foreign talent and push them to prioritize American workers. But the ripple effects are being felt far beyond Silicon Valley. Across America’s rural heartland, hospitals and community clinics are warning that the policy could deepen an already critical healthcare cr…