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11/10/25: H-1B Lottery Revamp Plan Undercuts Trump Goals, Employers Warn (Bloomberg Law)A Trump plan to shake up the annual H-1B visa lottery would undermine the administration’s goal of favoring the most economically valuable foreign workers to the US, industry groups caution. A Department of Homeland Security proposal would replace the random selection process for the specialty occupation visas with one that Trump officials say will prioritize the most-skilled and highest-earning workers. It’s pursuing that plan as it also imposes a new $100,000 entry fee on H-1B workers from outside the US that critics say will block hiring by all but the biggest employers.https://news.bloomberglaw.com/pharma-and-life-sciences/h-1b-lottery-revamp-plan-undercuts-trump-goals-employers-warn?context=search&index=7
11/7/25: Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds (New York Times) The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/cornell-deal-trump-administration.html
