Why Trump wants H-1B skilled worker visas to cost employers more than $100,000

It's been almost two years since the world’s richest man Elon Musk threatened his political rivals with all-out war over skilled worker visas, but the fighting still drags on. US President Donald Trump’s administration this week published a proposed regulation that would force employers to pay a one-off fee of more than $100,000 for any new H-1B temporary skilled work visa application – regardless, it seems, of whether the application is ultimately successful. The payment would come on top of existing fees, which range from around $2,000 to $5,000. It’s not the first time the president has gone after the widely used guest worker programme. Last September, Trump issued a presidential proclamation slapping a temporary $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications – a move that was suspended in June after a federal judge ruled the payment amounted to an unlawful tax. Trump’s latest effort goes even further. While the president’s order last year only applied to people submitting visa applications from overseas, the latest proposal would seemingly stretch to foreign nationals already living in the US on student visas, who make up a growing share of H-1B visa recipients. Read moreTrump's $100,0...