> I would like to see a fairly hefty tax on top of visas, the proceeds of which go into funding some useful program. There is a $1500 fee as part of every H-1B

> I would like to see a fairly hefty tax on top of visas, the proceeds of which go into funding some useful program. There is a $1500 fee as part of every H-1B visa application dubbed "American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 Education and Training Fee". See https://www.uscis.gov/forms/h-and-l-filing-fees-form-i-129-petition-nonimmigrant-worker https://www.uscis.gov/forms/h-and-l-filing-fees-form-i-129-p... for details. Also, aliens working on H-1B visas pay all the same taxes as local citizens.