Trump to Scrap Random H-1B Visa Lottery by Spring: The Brief

THE RANDOM lottery for H-1B visas heavily used by the tech sector will be swapped with a selection process that favors highly paid workers, under a Trump administration rule released today, Andrew Kreighbaum reports.

• The rule will take effect Feb. 27, enforcing a framework ahead of the spring lottery for the visas. It’s part of administration’s agenda to block visas from going to lower-paid jobs. A White House proclamation imposing a $100,000 fee on H-1B workers is facing multiple lawsuits.
• The annual lottery for 85,000 H-1B visas will be replaced with a selection process that gives workers greater odds ...