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title: Can the $100,000 H-1B fee be the magic fix for America’s labour market?
description: A $100,000 fee per foreign hire is the new cost structure under the revised H-1B regulation, a policy shift that's turning Silicon Valley's talent pipeline into an expensive gamble.
---

[Slow food for thought](https://blog.syzgroup.com/slow-food-for-thought)

# [Can the $100,000 H-1B fee be the magic fix for America’s labour market?](https://blog.syzgroup.com/slow-food-for-thought/can-the-100000-h-1b-fee-be-the-magic-fix-for-americas-labour-market)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/slow-food-for-thought/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Sep 30, 2025, 8:03:18 AM

<https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/Focus_250930_H-1B.pdf?hsLang=en><https://blog.syzgroup.com/hubfs/Focus-Changing%20investment%20preferences%20from%20boomers%20to%20GenZ-31.08.23.pdf?hsLang=en>

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