WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is raising dramatically to $100,000 the fee for the visa used extensively by high-tech workers, especially from India, a US official said.The new fee on H-1B visas marks part of a larger crackdown by Trump, who has unleashed a massive push against immigration since returning to the White House but had so far not targeted the visa on which Silicon Valley has long relied.Wages of native-born workers&nbsp;A US official confirmed that the visa cost would be hiked to $100,000, compared with just under $1,000 now. The move was first reported by Bloomberg News.The Trump administration will also take steps aimed at preventing tech workers visiting on the visa from undercutting wages of native-born workers.The United States awards 85,000 H-1B visas per year on a lottery system.India accounts for around three-quarters of the recipients.Tech sector vacancies&nbsp;Large technology firms rely on Indian workers who either relocate to the United States or come and go between the two countries.Tech entrepreneurs -- including Trump&#39;s former ally Elon Musk -- have warned against targeting H-1B visas, saying that the United States does not have enough homegrown talent to fill important tech sector job vacancies.

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Trump plans to raise the H-1B visa fee from under $1,000 to $100,000, targeting high-tech workers, mostly from India, as part of his immigration crackdown to protect native-born workers' wages.

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Trump raises fee for high-tech visa to $100,000: official