<h1>Lawmakers slam H1B fee hike and India tariffs, warn of damage to business, immigration and strategic ties</h1> US lawmakers at a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing criticized recent executive measures, including a USD 100,000 H1B visa fee and 50% tariffs on Indian goods, as harmful to American companies, consumers, and broader India-US economic and people-to-people relations. Legislators warned that restrictive immigration policies undermine legal migration pathways and evoke discriminatory quota-era concerns, while also noting rising anti-Indian hate. Expert witnesses stated the strategic partnership has significantly deepened since 1998 but is now constrained by tariff disputes and renewed US engagement with Pakistan's military. They stressed that trade differences are solvable and that managing trade and Pakistan-related issues is key to further bilateral cooperation.