# US Restricts Skilled Immigration

Washington raises the cost and narrows the path for foreign students and skilled workers, pushing talent and services demand toward India and other hubs and reshaping where high-skill work is done.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-31T05:50:34.589Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/trends/us-skilled-immigration-clampdown
- Publisher: Polylog
- Affected regions: United States, India

## Recent evidence

- [confirms] Trump Administration Weighs 100,000-Dollar Fee on Graduate Work Visas as Court Voids H-1B Charge (2026-07-31): The Trump administration is weighing a $100,000 fee on post-study graduate work visas, falling heavily on Indian graduates, days after a court voided a similar H-1B charge as an unlawful tax. The persistence of new levies despite judicial pushback confirms Washington keeps raising the cost of skilled entry, redirecting talent toward India.
- [confirms] US Weighs $100,000 Fee on Foreign Graduates' Work Permits (2026-07-31): DHS is considering a $100,000 charge on post-graduation work visas and shortening the window graduates have to depart, tightening the skilled-work pathway on two fronts. Compressing both cost and time raises the barrier for foreign graduates staying in the US.