Defending the decision to hike H-1B visa fee to $100,000, the White House said, "One company was approved for 5,189 H-1B workers in FY 2025, while laying off roughly 16,000 US employees this year." It added that the share of H-1B IT workers rose from 32% in 2003 to 65% in recent years due to H-1B visa system "abuse".