President dramatically raised cost of visa for highly skilled workers in executive order last year
A US judge has invalidated Donald Trump’s $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, ruling it an unlawful tax that violated federal administrative law and the constitution.
US district judge Leo Sorokin in Boston issued the 42-page ruling in a lawsuit filed by 20 Democratic state attorneys general challenging a fee Trump announced in September that dramatically raised the cost of obtaining H-1B visas… The ruling vacated the sweeping fee, which was a 20-to-50 fold increase on existing rates, and the Trump administration is widely expected to appeal.
In his ruling, Sorokin’s found that the fee amounted to a tax, rather than a regulatory restriction. Since the constitution gives Congress, not the president, the exclusive power to levy taxes, Trump lacked the authority to impose it.
The issue is that the administration will keep trying their illegal shit until someone stops them in court. Which takes a lot of money and time. All the while they get to do illegal shit.
Look at the stupid taxes/rebate fiasco. Businesses charge more and now get a refund. But the consumers get fucked and now continue to pay the higher prices and therefore companies make even more profits.
Unions and organizing are harder because of globalization, we don’t make shit anymore so who cares if people strike? Industry will just outsource to India or wherever in a heartbeat.