For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the debate around Trump’s new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa workers: will it score points or be an own goal for US jobs?

Rolfe Winkler and Angel Au-Yeung for The Wall Street Journal: Tech’s H-1B Debate: Is Trump’s New Fee a Solution or Setback?

Patricia Lopez for Bloomberg (Opinion): $100,000 H-1B Visa Is a Gamble That Could Protect US Jobs

Allison Schrager for Bloomberg (Opinion): H-1B Visas Are Crucial to American Productivity

Jason L. Riley for The Wall Street Journal (Opinion): Failing Schools Are Why We Need H-1B Visas

Harriet Torry, Rosie Ettenheim, and Alana Pipe for The Wall Street Journal: Who Uses H-1B Visas the Most, in Charts

Daniel Wiessner for Reuters: Explainer: Can Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas withstand legal challenges?

Phil Wahba for Fortune: One big winner of Trump’s H1-B crackdown could be Canada

Nitish Pahwa for Slate: This Idea Threatened to Tear MAGA Apart. Trump Just Picked a Side.

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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth

Research by Nora Moses

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