Rep. Mike Kennedy Has A Plan To Bypass Obama Judge's Ruling And Protect American Workers
Kennedy promoted legislation to codify the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas after a judge struck it down.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Daily Caller is an established but politically conservative outlet, so its reporting merits some institutional credibility while its partisan orientation warrants caution. The article identifies its author and attributes its account of the ruling to Reuters, but offers limited transparency about broader editorial or correction practices.
- Source type — An established national outlet, though known for a conservative political orientation.
- Author attribution — The article identifies its author and attributes the judge's ruling details to Reuters.
- Editorial standards — The page provides limited evidence about editorial standards or correction practices.
The article gives a direct interview with Kennedy, explains the proposed fee and summarizes the judge's reasoning with attribution to Reuters. It largely relies on Kennedy's perspective, however, and does not include an opposing policy view or a response from employers, visa holders or other affected parties.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article includes the judge's stated legal rationale and a brief explanation of the H-1B program, but most of its policy discussion comes from Kennedy. No opposing perspective on the fee or its effects is presented.
- Source diversity — The main policy source is Kennedy; no employer, worker, immigration expert or opponent is quoted.
- Counterarguments presented — The judge's legal reasoning is reported, but policy counterarguments to Kennedy's bill are absent.
- Loaded language — The headline's 'Obama Judge' and 'protect American workers' wording favors one framing.
The article frames Kennedy's proposal as protecting American workers and describes the judge as Obama-appointed, while its quoted policy perspectives come overwhelmingly from Kennedy. The framing and source selection favor a conservative, restriction-focused view of the issue.
- Headline — Frames Kennedy's plan as protecting American workers and foregrounds the judge's Obama appointment.
- Source selection — Kennedy receives extensive quoted space; no opposing policy voice appears.
- Framing — Emphasizes alleged system abuse and harms to American workers.
Rep. Mike Kennedy promoted the PROTECT Act after a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas. Kennedy says his bill would put the fee into law and require employers to show they sought American workers.
A federal judge ruled that the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas was an unauthorized tax. The next day, Rep. Mike Kennedy promoted the PROTECT Act, which he said would codify the fee. Kennedy said the bill would require applicants to pay the greater of the prevailing rate or $100,000 and would push employers to prioritize American workers. The article attributes the ruling’s details to Reuters and describes the H-1B program as allowing temporary employment in specialty occupations.
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