in-numbers:-h-1b-was-already-tough-for-indians;-trump’s-$100k-fee-just-made-it-tougher

The H-1B programme was created in 1990 with a cap of 65,000 visas per year, later expanded to include 20,000 extra slots for US master’s degree holders. That total of 85,000 visas has not changed in over a decade, even as America’s economy and demand for skilled workers exploded.