Trump Extends Push for $100,000 H-1B Visa Minimum Wage Requirement

For the second consecutive year, the Trump administration is pressing to raise the minimum salary for H-1B visa holders to $100,000, extending a policy effort that reflects a deeper tension at the heart of American economic identity: who belongs in the skilled labor market, and at what price. The initiative frames wage protection as patriotism, even as the tech industry warns that higher thresholds could push talent pipelines — and the companies that depend on them — beyond U.S. borders. What began as an executive ambition has revealed itself to be a longer legislative and regulatory journey,