Every dime paid by the H1B tax is a dime the US taxpayers don’t need to pay. The administration should go further and layer an additional tax on H1B’s income. T

Every dime paid by the H1B tax is a dime the US taxpayers don’t need to pay. The administration should go further and layer an additional tax on H1B’s income. That would reduce the amount the H1Bs take home. Excess pay in the tech industry is driving up real estate prices in the bay and Seattle. The excess pay is either spent on rent or remitted to the home country. Neither is beneficial to a US worker in the technology hubs.