Center on Wealth & Poverty

The Mission of Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty is to apply the perennial truths of economics and ethics to the urgent challenges of today. We are building a sustained argument against the progressive ideological regime that increasingly dominates America’s institutions and rebuilding the foundation of the nation’s first principles: freedom, equality, charity, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Read more.

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The Indian American Community Deserves Immigration Fairness

_{Walter Myers III
October 7, 2025
5
Economic Policy}

The Trump administration's abrupt move to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B skilled worker visa applications has sent shockwaves through America's technology sector and the vast Indian immigrant community that powers it. Announced on Friday, September 19, and set to take effect the following Sunday, the directive sparked panic and confusion for workers, businesses, and families — culminating in a frenzied rush to return to the United States before the new rule's midnight deadline.

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