Shows you how much he actually cares about the common man. His friends, who are the biggest abusers of H1B, will get exempted, and nothing will change.
Recall that the Supreme Court has said that a President’s motives may not be examined by courts when considering whether an act was official or unofficial. So, a President can sell official actions as long as he doesn’t say so publicly. Even Justices Barrett thought that part of the immunity decision was a bridge too far.
It’s a clear path to get more bribes and force more control over private businesses.
I have heard some argue that H1B is abused by companies and that they are overlooking qualified American grads for immigrants they can control. I’m open to that argument and even open to the idea of making H1B more expensive. There should be a debate about the best way to reform this by lawmakers. $100k a year though is a sledgehammer rather than a nudge, and I don’t trust this administration to not use this rule and their sole ability to offer exemptions in an exploitative way.
I actually see a lot of people (I guess that Americans) more annoyed about the exemption than the fee. Many actually think that something should be made to control H1B “abuse” but not sure if just a plain “fee” is the right path.
I’m not American but I also have the impression that many companies are abusing H1B visas to try to hire cheaper and more compliant workers from outside.
The “exemption” seems like a way to give special treatment to friends.
Why is the political system in the US set up so 1 person can have so much power and invoke so many questionable rules single handedly. It’s like a democratically elected despot.
Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad
From an authoritarian wanna be’s perspective it’s genius. He can approve only the companies who are ‘friendly’ to him as well as donate to his PACs or even directly to him – under the table (at least until he secures his permanent president status he’s aiming for). Since it’s all about profits for American capitalists, they will see it as the cost of doing business. They have no morals or loyalty to America, it’s all about that cold hard cash, hon!
It seems unusual that the executive should be the one to decide exceptions. Surely the president should be focussing on other matters than individual visas.
It’s clearly a power grab, but I think they’re just testing the waters. If they can give the president defacto powers to handle this, what else can they do?
Just business as usual for this administration — instead of a clear and consistent set of rules that apply equally, the personal whims of those in charge get to factor in too
One of the more creative cases of this dude using the power of the state to benefit himself and allies. What’s to stop him from soliciting donations to his cryptocurrency in exchange for waiving H1B fees? It’s what I would do if I was wildly corrupt.
Another avenue to take bribes. It’s so blatant and corrupt it’s appalling. Until the end of my life I will never forgive Republicans/conservatives for Trump.
Just another item to add to the list for our grifter-in-chief.
Tick tock, orange one. Your term ends next year. And your Presidential immunity isn’t going to save you in the next life.
People were complaining in this sub last night about doctors being hit hard, here’s the answer. Exempt doctors, include the WITCH companies and body shops responsible for 99% of the problems
I’ve been searching for examples of a more corrupt government in any country at any time in history. The US is truly being run by a second rate mob boss. It’s a pure extortion racket at this point.
It’s the same as his tariff policy. Companies and countries can bribe their way out of the orange clown’s policies. This is the entire point of his agenda. He’s lining his pockets by using the power of the office.
He gets the publicity to MAGA that he’s restricting foreign workers, while in reality using it as a guillotine to use over corporations to keep them worshiping his feet. Meanwhile the industries he doesn’t like/doesn’t appeal to him will suffer.
I think it would be great if Congress would become functional again and do its job to set out the laws that we should follow to make us a successful society.
Look folks, his nickname has been Don the Con since the 1980s, his only game is grifting and racketeering, always has been. 90% of all Trump Org employees are H1b visa holders, and that has been a well known fact since he ran the first time, yet he still sold the idea of MAGA to the low IQ lemming horde that put him in office twice. Trump’s actions are and always have been totally antithetical to the idiotic words coming out of his mouth. Do you MAGAs actually think Trump will pay $100k for each of his H1b workers, get a grip.
Remember when Republicans used to bitch about the government picking winners and losers.
This fee combined with Trump Coin means that Trump is going to brazenly enrich himself by offering a discount for buying his bribe coin. I don’t know how Trump supporters are okay with this.
It’s a grift. It is a tool for him to get companies in line. Do x I exempt you don’t do it I won’t.
That’s all it is. He is a swindler. The only way he gets his way is through coercion. That’s his “art of the deal.” Any sane nation with sane politicians would stop it in its tracks.
I read the US starts trade negotiations with India on Tuesday of next week. It’s convenient that he announced the increase in H1-B visa fees on Friday. I’m of the opinion this will grab Modi’s attention more than the increased tariffs on Indian goods coming into this country.
Pay for play, obviously. Everything he does is a move to increase power and money. This is what he does, and whatever we might say about his intelligence, he is actually quite good at it.
That’s something that can be most likely discussed at Mar El Lago for a mere $5 million a pop dinner.
Also, if a company were to buy $50 millions worth of Trump coins, that would be completely unrelated.
People that say that 50% of PhDs in the US are foreign born and may contribute to research and the economy are grossly exaggerating. It’s barely 43%.
Some mom and pop shops were created by immigrants or their children, but including NVDIA, Google, Tesla, Space X, Apple, Costco, etc is just dishonest propaganda.
Well, if you make a sizable contribution to his “library” (wink-wink) or purchase a couple millions of liberty coins, you might get a break on the fee.
It makes sense and is pretty smart. It’s important to have this kind of exemption so that businesses have a way to not pay for 100 Visas at $100,000 each, totalling $10 million.
Instead, they can simply buy $1,000,000 in Trump Crypto or book a month stay at Mar-a-Lago instead.
I think it’s another in a long line of Republican grifts that his voters are again too stupid to understand. They will use it in every argument saying Trump is saving American jobs blah blah blah whereas in reality literally nothing will change because every CEO will give him a little handy and a couple million for the exemption.
The dumbasses who kept bleating on about the “Biden Crime Family” are, naturally, silent as the grave when it comes to the Trump administration, which is literally being run like the mob.
It’s actually one of his few attempts at policy that I agree with, just not the “exemptions” part.
As someone that works in engineering and has had relatively stagnant pay in my 10 Year career , H1B visas absolutely contribute to the poor wages and career prospects in engineering in the US. Why would someone in the US want to major in engineering when they’ll compete with people in India that will work for less?
If I knew this, I would have stayed the fuck out of engineering in college.
The problem is Trump’s using this as bluster and as negotiating tactic just like he did with tariffs and he will probably exempt India and China. He doesn’t give a fuck about restoring STEM in this country to American citizens. He just wants to look like the “tough dealmaker” that his supporters thinks he is while he bends over and takes it up the ass from big tech.
It’s a classic strategy of corrupt, authoritarian kleptocracies just like tariffs. You put up potentially crushing restrictions on business and then selectively give breaks to your political allies, friends and family, and corporations willing to pay to play and comply, which crushes their competition and enables pro-government monopolies to thrive.
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It’s a shakedown and cudgel for enforcing loyalty and compliance, just like everything else he does.
Shows you how much he actually cares about the common man. His friends, who are the biggest abusers of H1B, will get exempted, and nothing will change.
Were are all the ‘Free Market Republicans’ when you need them?
Sounds like Tesla is not going to have to pay lol
Gonna have to account for the tiny bruised orange hand of the market
its something that kings have always done Patronage.
I think the exemption is just as illegal as the fee hike itself.
Congress alone has this power. Trump is once again being allowed to fabricate laws by fiat, and it has to stop.
Recall that the Supreme Court has said that a President’s motives may not be examined by courts when considering whether an act was official or unofficial. So, a President can sell official actions as long as he doesn’t say so publicly. Even Justices Barrett thought that part of the immunity decision was a bridge too far.
It’s a clear path to get more bribes and force more control over private businesses.
I have heard some argue that H1B is abused by companies and that they are overlooking qualified American grads for immigrants they can control. I’m open to that argument and even open to the idea of making H1B more expensive. There should be a debate about the best way to reform this by lawmakers. $100k a year though is a sledgehammer rather than a nudge, and I don’t trust this administration to not use this rule and their sole ability to offer exemptions in an exploitative way.
Follow the money.
I actually see a lot of people (I guess that Americans) more annoyed about the exemption than the fee. Many actually think that something should be made to control H1B “abuse” but not sure if just a plain “fee” is the right path.
I’m not American but I also have the impression that many companies are abusing H1B visas to try to hire cheaper and more compliant workers from outside.
The “exemption” seems like a way to give special treatment to friends.
Big money, big money…. c’mon.
He won’t charge maga run companies or CEOs but will try to hand select which ones are exempt. His laws are only for those he wants them to be. Clown
Why is the political system in the US set up so 1 person can have so much power and invoke so many questionable rules single handedly. It’s like a democratically elected despot.
Would be funny if it wasn’t so sad
I think it’s an official act so is immune.
In an unrelated piece of news , tech companies donations and business deals with current administration members have gone up.
Let me guess. Perhaps the hospitality industry?
Illegal
It’s the carrot he is dangling in front of the horse.
I don’t know but I’d like to see what’s in the fucking trump pedo files.
Ha ha, I knew there was a corruption loophole
Here comes the second round of tech bros giving Trump gifts at the White House. Can’t wait to see Tim Apple’s next abomination.
I see a big upsurge in corporate purchases of his Grift-o-coins.
He’s illegally taking bribes
Those that paid the Trump organization with Bitcoin. Most corrupt President EVER
That’s normal fascism.
It’s called corruption.
Just par for the course in Trumpland.
grifters gonna grift!
Extortion
Trump will always give the option for people to pay their around things. That’s how he thinks – money above everything.
This is how he operates and has always operated. Raise up the stick and wait for subservience. Those that pay up in some way will be exempt.
A shakedown in other words.
From an authoritarian wanna be’s perspective it’s genius. He can approve only the companies who are ‘friendly’ to him as well as donate to his PACs or even directly to him – under the table (at least until he secures his permanent president status he’s aiming for). Since it’s all about profits for American capitalists, they will see it as the cost of doing business. They have no morals or loyalty to America, it’s all about that cold hard cash, hon!
It seems unusual that the executive should be the one to decide exceptions. Surely the president should be focussing on other matters than individual visas.
It’s clearly a power grab, but I think they’re just testing the waters. If they can give the president defacto powers to handle this, what else can they do?
I will be sad if my employer bends the knee.
I’m thinking most companies will just scale back hiring and try to lay low.
Another nail in coffin for the economy.
Just business as usual for this administration — instead of a clear and consistent set of rules that apply equally, the personal whims of those in charge get to factor in too
…it’s all about dat grift….bout dat grift….
The TNC crime syndicate is openly running this country, aided and abetted by a totally corrupt SCOTUS and GOP.
All it takes is a “donation” of the right size to trump’s off shore bank accounts and voilà! No more H1B problems.
Crime boss
One of the more creative cases of this dude using the power of the state to benefit himself and allies. What’s to stop him from soliciting donations to his cryptocurrency in exchange for waiving H1B fees? It’s what I would do if I was wildly corrupt.
Only the companies that bribe him, small businesses are on their own
The 3rd impeachment just might take months given the number of crimes committed.
Did you expect anything other than this??!!??
Grifters gonna grift
Its his MO – he’ll sell out to the highest bidder
sounds about par for the course. he cheated at golf and raped little girls.
This is what corruption looks like. MAGA loves it.
Pay less for an exemption if you pay him directly. No- that’s not a bribe.
He should be in prison.
If we’re lucky this is the dumb aspect of it that will get the whole thing thrown out
I think the “party of small government” needs to step up and explain what the fuck they think this is.
Sounds like Putin or a mob boss.
Another avenue to take bribes. It’s so blatant and corrupt it’s appalling. Until the end of my life I will never forgive Republicans/conservatives for Trump.
Pay up to party
Just another item to add to the list for our grifter-in-chief.
Tick tock, orange one. Your term ends next year. And your Presidential immunity isn’t going to save you in the next life.
Did anyone not see Trump playing favorites coming?
He’s trying to run the United States government like one of his failed businesses.
Perfectly corrupt.
Perfectly republican.
That would be the grift that I was sure was coming. Bribes galore.
He’s going to use this to coerce social media into heavily restricting left-leaning political speech.
If so, then it’s a concerted effort to crush small businesses, increasing monopolies, which will lead to uncheckes price gouging aka…. inflation.
Fascistic despotic oligarchs are gonna do their thing.
Every decision he’s made he gets to decide who it does and doesn’t affect. No one speaks out against it, so I guess that makes it ok.
And I’m sure the ones that are exempt from this fee are paying him in “other ways”.
Kleptocracy in plain sight.
It isn’t policy, it’s a protection racket. Pay the boss and you’re safe, don’t pay and you get crushed. That’s not a fee hike, that’s mob rule
People were complaining in this sub last night about doctors being hit hard, here’s the answer. Exempt doctors, include the WITCH companies and body shops responsible for 99% of the problems
How big a
bribedonation does Trump need to make that happen?I’ve been searching for examples of a more corrupt government in any country at any time in history. The US is truly being run by a second rate mob boss. It’s a pure extortion racket at this point.
I feel like he fucks little kids
Conman.
Just Trump picking winners and losers again for financial benefit (bribes) Nothing to see here. America is dead.
I think he’s a cunt
He’s Warden Norton from Shawshank when he gets that pie along with an envelope of cash.
It’s the same as his tariff policy. Companies and countries can bribe their way out of the orange clown’s policies. This is the entire point of his agenda. He’s lining his pockets by using the power of the office.
Con man runs a shakedown it’s hardly surprising
Yep, that’s how a shakedown works. Pay up tech companies. Daddy needs a taste of those profits.
It’s criminal and he should be breaking rocks, the pathetic little bottom.
I think that trump is a dictator and that becomes more obvious every day
Naked corruption
He gets the publicity to MAGA that he’s restricting foreign workers, while in reality using it as a guillotine to use over corporations to keep them worshiping his feet. Meanwhile the industries he doesn’t like/doesn’t appeal to him will suffer.
Literally extortion. You’re all fucked! Unless you bribe me…
I think it would be great if Congress would become functional again and do its job to set out the laws that we should follow to make us a successful society.
Look folks, his nickname has been Don the Con since the 1980s, his only game is grifting and racketeering, always has been. 90% of all Trump Org employees are H1b visa holders, and that has been a well known fact since he ran the first time, yet he still sold the idea of MAGA to the low IQ lemming horde that put him in office twice. Trump’s actions are and always have been totally antithetical to the idiotic words coming out of his mouth. Do you MAGAs actually think Trump will pay $100k for each of his H1b workers, get a grip.
It’s grift and bribery, plain and simple.
That’s the way Trump operates. You can pay $100k per year or you can bribe Trump instead, probably by buying Trump coin.
Add it to the pile of things he should be impeached for.
Fascist power grab
Remember when Republicans used to bitch about the government picking winners and losers.
This fee combined with Trump Coin means that Trump is going to brazenly enrich himself by offering a discount for buying his bribe coin. I don’t know how Trump supporters are okay with this.
This is not a democracy anymore
More fascist corruption. The fascism is now, not later. We’ve already arrived.
He’s a dictator.
In other countries that would call that corruption.
It’s a grift. It is a tool for him to get companies in line. Do x I exempt you don’t do it I won’t.
That’s all it is. He is a swindler. The only way he gets his way is through coercion. That’s his “art of the deal.” Any sane nation with sane politicians would stop it in its tracks.
I think that with the supreme court firmly up his ass, he can do anything he wants.
Will they be posting the videos of tech CEO’s on their knees servicing the president and who would be demented enough to watch that.
I wonder what those companies have promised in return for that benefit
I read the US starts trade negotiations with India on Tuesday of next week. It’s convenient that he announced the increase in H1-B visa fees on Friday. I’m of the opinion this will grab Modi’s attention more than the increased tariffs on Indian goods coming into this country.
Another way for him to grift.
Trailer Trash POTUS.
It’s not the Rule of Law as much as it is Rule of Trump.
Democracy Perverted.
And that’s before we start talking about minor abuse.
Grifter gonna grift
Fraud, waste and abuse.
Bribery
different laws apply to rich friends
But what about releasing the Epstein files? Release them, now!
Pay for play, obviously. Everything he does is a move to increase power and money. This is what he does, and whatever we might say about his intelligence, he is actually quite good at it.
You’re panicking for nothing:
That’s something that can be most likely discussed at Mar El Lago for a mere $5 million a pop dinner.
Also, if a company were to buy $50 millions worth of Trump coins, that would be completely unrelated.
People that say that 50% of PhDs in the US are foreign born and may contribute to research and the economy are grossly exaggerating. It’s barely 43%.
Some mom and pop shops were created by immigrants or their children, but including NVDIA, Google, Tesla, Space X, Apple, Costco, etc is just dishonest propaganda.
/S/
Straight up banana republic. Wooo.
Well, if you make a sizable contribution to his “library” (wink-wink) or purchase a couple millions of liberty coins, you might get a break on the fee.
Corrupt to the core.
Full price if your company is in California. Visa discount if you move to Mississippi
It’s just plain old third-world-shithole style corruption. A clear, unmistakable signal of Americas active downfall.
It was great while it lasted. But America, the beacon of Freedom, has fallen.
Its corruption. Nothing new.
A judge will order this program fee to stop sometime next week. Trump has no power to order this to happen.
It makes sense and is pretty smart. It’s important to have this kind of exemption so that businesses have a way to not pay for 100 Visas at $100,000 each, totalling $10 million.
Instead, they can simply buy $1,000,000 in Trump Crypto or book a month stay at Mar-a-Lago instead.
The companies save $9 million, so everyone wins.
The US gov has a 10% stock investment with Intel. It was going to be biased from the get go.
Grifters gonna grift. I see many donations and appearance fees coming in.
I think it’s another in a long line of Republican grifts that his voters are again too stupid to understand. They will use it in every argument saying Trump is saving American jobs blah blah blah whereas in reality literally nothing will change because every CEO will give him a little handy and a couple million for the exemption.
I like the new changes. The previous laws made bribery and grifting too complicated. This is a lot clearer and easier to understand.
The dumbasses who kept bleating on about the “Biden Crime Family” are, naturally, silent as the grave when it comes to the Trump administration, which is literally being run like the mob.
More projection…
Mafia rules… Not in any sense conservative….
It’s actually one of his few attempts at policy that I agree with, just not the “exemptions” part.
As someone that works in engineering and has had relatively stagnant pay in my 10 Year career , H1B visas absolutely contribute to the poor wages and career prospects in engineering in the US. Why would someone in the US want to major in engineering when they’ll compete with people in India that will work for less?
If I knew this, I would have stayed the fuck out of engineering in college.
The problem is Trump’s using this as bluster and as negotiating tactic just like he did with tariffs and he will probably exempt India and China. He doesn’t give a fuck about restoring STEM in this country to American citizens. He just wants to look like the “tough dealmaker” that his supporters thinks he is while he bends over and takes it up the ass from big tech.
Sounds like another trumpy call for bribes
It’s pay to play, like the rest of his kleptocracy
It’s a classic strategy of corrupt, authoritarian kleptocracies just like tariffs. You put up potentially crushing restrictions on business and then selectively give breaks to your political allies, friends and family, and corporations willing to pay to play and comply, which crushes their competition and enables pro-government monopolies to thrive.