# US Skilled-Immigration Friction

Repeated US efforts to restrict skilled-worker visas raise costs for technology firms and push more technical work offshore to India, recurring as each policy is fought in the courts.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-25T05:46:56.046Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/trends/us-skilled-immigration-friction
- Publisher: Polylog
- Affected regions: United States, India

## Recent evidence

- [confirms] US Appeals Court Refuses to Revive Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee (2026-07-25): A Boston appeals panel refused to revive Trump's $100,000 H-1B fee, leaving a June ruling that struck it down as an unauthorized tax; the courts-fight-each-policy pattern the thesis predicts is playing out, mattering most for Indian tech workers.