Comment by gpt5

Correct - it has significantly shifted the makeup:

1. Master degree holders increased from 57.0% to 71.5%

2. Average wage increased by ~30% (estimated from the massive drop in the number of applications from the lowest category.

3. The balance has shifted from foreign workers to students in the US (F-1 visa), because they are exempt from the $100K fee.

I actually wish HN covered this, as many people were complaining about H1b being abused by abusive software companies bringing in cheap labor. About how hard it is for students studying in America to stay in America, etc.

But now we can't actually discuss a topic without attributing it to a person, so if it's attributed to Trump, all discussions become a shitshow.