Employers and working visa applicants in the US have been blindsided by an announcement from the Trump administration that will see the cost of an H-1B visa rise to US$120 effective immediately. The visa is used predominantly by the tech industry, with the changes expected to disproportionately affect skilled migrants from India and China. The decision appears to be part of a wider crackdown on immigration. Gil Guerra from the Niskanen Center tells The World the rollout has been “chaotic”. #ABCTheWorld #ABCAsiaPacific
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