California sues Trump administration over heavy visa fees

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00:00California is no stranger to legal battles with Donald Trump and this is the latest one.

00:04The state, alongside 18 others, is suing the administration over a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas,

00:11which allow U.S. employers to hire highly skilled foreign workers.

00:15Until now, this process typically cost a few thousand dollars.

00:19Here in California, these visas are the backbone of the economy, of the tech economy.

00:23Silicon Valley giants and thousands of smaller startups rely on them

00:27to recruit engineers, researchers and AI specialists from around the world.

00:32The state officials also warn that the new fee could have a major impact on schools and hospitals,

00:37which depend on foreign teachers and doctors to fill long-standing labor shortages.

00:42The Trump administration argues that the H-1B visa system has been abused for many, many years,

00:48replacing American workers with cheaper foreign labor and threatening national security.

00:52In that lawsuit, California Attorney General Rob Bontis says those claims are baseless.

00:57And that the president does not have the authority to impose this new fee without Congress's approval.

01:03This lawsuit does fit a broader pattern.

01:05During Donald Trump's first term, California filed more than 100 legal challenges against federal policies.

01:12And it is once again positioning itself as the administration's most aggressive legal opponent.

01:17However, the common leash is not so much for people to hope and burden the need of AHU's paper.

01:23And that's why it does not have plenty of personal cue or

01:41influence.

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