The Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for foreign workers could be a big problem for universities. Also on the show: the president’s latest tariffs.
President Trump argues his latest tariffs on softwood timber, wooden products and kitchen cabinets are justified on national security grounds, and to support the domestic timber industry. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce disagrees. Dr. David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds, joins us to discuss.
The Trump administration’s latest $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for foreign workers threatens to upend hiring in tech. But the fee goes far beyond just that industry. Higher education also uses the H-1B visa. Brendan Cantwell, a professor at Michigan State University, has written about the consequences of that fee for colleges and universities. He joins us to discuss.