Trump’s provocative H-1B curbs may backfire
The Tribune Editorial:Former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant thinks that the US will end up pushing the next wave of “labs, patents, innovation and startups” to Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Gurugram.
Updated At : 07:02 AM Sep 22, 2025 IST
THE Trump administration’s decision to impose a steep one-time fee of $100,000 for new H-1B visa applications is clearly aimed at curbing the influx of skilled foreigners, especially those from India. The presidential proclamation, titled ‘Restriction on Entry of Certain Non-Immigrant Workers’, apparently seeks to address systemic abuse of the much-coveted H-1B visa. The US President is playing to the MAGA gallery, but his desperate attempt to put American workers first may backfire. The paucity of outstanding local talent in the US in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) careers cannot be brushed aside.
