Confusion and chaos: Trump's $100K H-1B visa fee rocks Silicon Valley's hiring machine

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order making changes to the H-1B program.

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Minutes after President Donald Trump signed his H-1B visa executive order Friday evening, panic rippled through the cabin of an India-bound Emirates flight about to take off from San Francisco.

Obama says the Trump administration has taken cancel culture to a 'dangerous level.' See how politicians are reacting to Kimmel's suspension.

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President Donald Trump cheered Jimmy Kimmel's suspension while Democrats like former President Barack Obama are aghast.

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Beyond Kimmel: The soft pressure that's silencing business

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When it comes to cracking down on free expression, America has two colorful and distinct traditions. And one is playing out in business right now.

Private equity wants to help retirement savers earn more. Figuring out returns might break your brain.

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401(k) investments may soon get harder to vet

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India says Trump's H-1B visa changes could have 'humanitarian consequences'

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed trade with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

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White House says Trump's H-1B visa changes will only affect new applicants

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President Donald Trump's executive order, which creates a new fee for H-1B visa applications, led some companies to urge employees to return to the US.

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What is an H-1B visa? Everything you need to know about the skilled foreign worker program.

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order making changes to the H-1B program.

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2 charts show which industries employ the most H-1B workers and how much those roles typically pay

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order making changes to the H-1B visa program.

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Hiring H-1B visa workers may cost $100K more with Trump's latest executive order

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Trump is making it a lot more expensive to hire workers under the H1-B visa program.

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Jimmy Kimmel could flee ABC for the internet. That wouldn't solve his problems.

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