$100K fee for H1-B visas has North Dakota workforce impacts

School leaders across North Dakota are staring at a math problem that doesn’t add up: a new $100,000 H-1B fee aimed at Big Tech could price rural districts out of hiring the international teachers they depend on. Universities and hospitals face the same squeeze, while a separate CDL rule has already sidelined some foreign-born school bus drivers. Waivers are uncertain, lawsuits are pending, and classrooms still need adults at the front—and behind the wheel. The question now is how communities adapt before winter sets in. Michael Standaert with North Dakota News Cooperative has the full story.