President Trump just pulled off what career politicians only pretend to do – put American workers first. His new proclamation signed on September 19 slaps a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applicants, sending a clear message to corporations: if you want to bypass U.S. workers with cheap foreign labor, it’s going to cost you big time.

For decades, companies have gamed the H-1B system, replacing Americans with imported workers at half the pay. Trump’s move turns that bargain-bin hiring spree into a six-figure bill, making it cheaper – and smarter – to hire right here at home instead. That’s not xenophobia, that’s economics. And it’s patriotic America-first MAGA stuff.

What kinds of jobs are these? The order primarily targets so-called “specialty occupations.” These are jobs that require at least a bachelor’s degree in a specific field, covering much of the technology and science sectors i.e. software developers, engineers, IT specialists, data scientists, and scientific researchers.

Critics are already crying about the whole thing – yes, the same elites who didn’t do anything when factories fled overseas and the same elites who never cared about the tool-and-die guy in Michigan or the IT grad drowning in student loans while his job went to someone flown in on a visa. But Trump cares and he did something about it.

This is more than a policy – it’s a reset. A reminder that the White House should serve the people who actually live here, not global boardrooms. With one stroke of a pen, Trump proved he’s willing to do what the establishment won’t: stand up for American jobs, American paychecks, and American families.