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The third contradiction is around who even has the power to set fees.

By law, Congress controls visa fee structures — a president can’t just unilaterally slap a $100K surcharge on petitions.

What a president does have power over is entry/exit at the border. That’s likely why this proposal is framed as “collected at entry.” It sidesteps the fee-setting question by making it part of admission control instead of USCIS petition costs.

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I think best way to know is to look out for the class of 2025 and how recruiting goes. That would give some pointer for international students

Recruiting for them over by now atleast employment reports will cover data till 3 months post grad which ended in August after graduation in May and the news is more recent then that

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Challenges are guaranteed: A $100K H-1B condition is unprecedented and will almost certainly be challenged in federal court (by employers, universities, and immigrant advocacy groups).

Earlier immigration executive actions (e.g., travel bans, DACA rescission, student visa restrictions) were immediately challenged.

But in recent months courts have been less willing to freeze policies right away. Instead of issuing a nationwide injunction, some courts have let rules stay in effect while litigation proceeds.

If this pattern holds, the $100K rule could remain in force during months (or years) of litigation, unless and until a court issues a stay or strikes it down.

In Trump v. CASA, Inc. (24A884), decided June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court held that lower federal courts likely lack authority to issue universal injunctions (i.e. orders blocking enforcement of a policy across the whole country) unless necessary to give the specific plaintiffs “complete relief.”

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Yeah… personally I hope it’s not the broad interpretation that applies even though it’s looking more like it. I would believe H-1B from inside the US gets more applications and that’s what they want to restrict.

I really hope it works in MBA students. Really hope 🤞 🙏

That assumes this presidency won’t roll out other immigration changes. Given the pace so far, that’s risky. It could be H-1B today, but tomorrow it could be CPT/OPT rules, STEM-OPT, F-1 COS, L-1, wage levels, consular screening, or even social-media vetting. Plan for volatility, not for a single rule.

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USCIS release update

https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/h-1b-faq

What that means for COS (Change of Status) vs. Consular:

Both COS (F-1 → H-1B inside U.S.) and consular H-1Bs use the same petition form (I-129).

Since USCIS processes both as “new petitions” when it’s your first time getting H-1B, the fee attaches at filing.

The FAQ doesn’t say “at entry” anymore → it clarifies employer pays at filing, not the worker at the airport.

Note- Not a legal interpretation

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What do you think about going from H1B to F1 back to H1B? That second h1b wouldn’t be a “new” right?

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Nope that’s not considered new

You still using your same H1B approval number

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Thank you for sharing all of these updates man, it’s very helpful. You are saving a ton time for a lot of folks

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It's a big win for other European countries, even Japan which has a declining population. Trump is uniting the APAC and Europe like it has never before, if you know what I mean.

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This isn’t just a policy moment—it’s the unwinding of West-only dominance and reaction to it . The world’s economic center of gravity sat near India/China for ~1,800 years (1 CE → ~1820). The Industrial Revolution + colonial extraction pulled it West; by 1950 it was in the Atlantic. Since then it’s been drifting back—post-war Japan, then China/India—with the fastest shift 2000–2010. By 2025 it’s near Central Asia again

So “APAC united” is really the historic baseline reasserting itself.

At the same time, the G7’s global GDP share is shrinking vs BRICS (on PPP terms, BRICS > G7). Parts of the Western middle class have been squeezed by deindustrialization and offshoring, creating real economic pain. But instead of deep fixes (skills, productivity, industrial policy), politics often turns short-term and blames immigrants.

Bottom line: Global gravity is shifting East. The West’s 200-year run was an exception, not the rule—and the real choice now is between real adaptation or populist scapegoating

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geo politics is different from individual circumstances if that were true people would be applying to China not USA for MBA. Nothing even remotely comes close to US jobs salaries and wont for decades.

although getting those salaries is about to get extremely difficult

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True—U.S. salaries look unmatched, but that’s also because the whole system is overpriced: healthcare, housing, education, labor. $150K in the U.S. doesn’t stretch the same as it would in Europe or parts of Asia. That’s why absolute salary not equal to real standard of living.”

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you would still have more savings at end of day then you would on 60k in Europe or 30k in china or 20k in india to invest and retire on

which is key metric for why people do jobs or run businesses

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Again true

True, U.S. salaries still convert into higher end-of-day savings vs. €60K in Europe or ₹20L in India—but only if you can actually stay in the system long enough. That’s where visas/policy volatility adds real risk.

Europe trades lower disposable income for stability, healthcare, childcare, and quality of life. India/China trade-offs are different: huge millionaire creation and projected to increase with time, but QoL gaps

The U.S. sits in the middle: if you reach the top ~10% of households (≈$225k+), you can get both a solid lifestyle and real savings. But it’s not automatic—it hinges on immigration stability and where you live (housing, taxes, childcare can swing the math)

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What makes this hard is knowing the talent and drive are already here. Everyone in this group has worked to get to Cornell, and most of us believe—rightly—that given the chance we’d be in that top 10% household bracket. We’ve seen seniors and friends with the same profiles prove it.

That’s why this moment feels so heavy. It’s not about whether we’re capable—it’s about the uncertainty around things outside our control. It’s frustrating to know you’re ready and still feel like the ground can shift any day.

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If immigration was like Canada or Australia it would be a no brainer regardless of loans but with new uncertainty the big loans with no ability to be paid back from salaries back at home is what is creating jitters.

Plus lenders will also now be extremely cautious giving loans so that is another issue and programs will cut international class sizes to so its going to be difficult to get in