Peterson Institute for International Economics Issues Commentary: The Economic Case for a $100,000 Tax on H-1B Visas Rests on Several Errors
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary by senior fellow Michael A. Clemens:
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The economic case for a $100,000 tax on H-1B visas rests on several errors
here is a debatable but serious intellectual case for tariffs on migrant workers. The Nobel laureate economist Gary Becker argued decades ago that charging a tax on immigrant workers could allocate scarce visas to the workers and firms . . .
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The economic case for a $100,000 tax on H-1B visas rests on several errors
here is a debatable but serious intellectual case for tariffs on migrant workers. The Nobel laureate economist Gary Becker argued decades ago that charging a tax on immigrant workers could allocate scarce visas to the workers and firms . . .