Court Stops High Visa Fee
法院停止高額簽證費
Introduction
A judge in the USA stopped a new rule. The rule asked for $100,000 for H-1B visas. The judge says this is not allowed.
美國一名法官停止了一項新規定。該規定要求 H-1B 簽證需支付 10 萬美元。法官表示這是不允許的。
Main Body
Judge Leo Sorokin made this decision. He says the $100,000 fee is a tax. Only Congress can make taxes. The President cannot make a tax alone.
法官 Leo Sorokin 做了這個決定。他表示 10 萬美元的費用是一種稅。只有國會才能制定稅收。總統不能單獨制定稅收。
H-1B visas let foreign workers work in the USA. Before this rule, the fee was $2,000 to $5,000. The government wanted more money to protect American jobs.
H-1B 簽證允許外國工人在美國工作。在該規定之前，費用為 2,000 到 5,000 美元。政府希望獲取更多資金以保護美國人的工作。
Twenty states went to court. They said the high fee was bad for hospitals and schools. Many people stopped applying for visas because the price was too high.
二十個州向法院提起訴訟。他們表示高額費用對醫院和學校不利。許多人因為價格太高而停止申請簽證。
Conclusion
The $100,000 fee is gone now. The government wants to fight this decision in a higher court.
那 10 萬美元的費用現在取消了。政府希望在更高層級的法院對此決定提出上訴。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The "Money" Logic
In this text, we see how to talk about costs. When things are expensive or cheap, we use specific words. Look at this change:
- $2,000 → Low
- $100,000 → High
The Magic Word: "Too" When a price is not okay, we add too before the adjective. It means "more than enough" or "a problem."
"The price was too high."
Try this pattern for A2 English:
- It is too hot. (Temperature problem)
- This book is too expensive. (Money problem)
- The room is too small. (Size problem)
Quick Fact: Notice the word Fee. A fee is a specific type of money you pay for a service (like a visa or a doctor), not just a general price.