Travelers were spooked and freaked out over President Donald Trump’s Friday proclamation requiring H-1B visa applicants to pay a $100,000 fee as chaos spread at the San Francisco International Airport with some passengers demanding to leave an international flight, fearful of what would happen if they left the U.S.

Longtime entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are sounding the alarm over President Trump's new H-1B fee that

Here’s what we know about the new changes and how they will impact the industries who rely on this visa program to bring high-skilled workers.

Silicon Valley-based Constellation Research founder and chairman Ray Wang expects Trump's move to lead to more GCCs in India, more local hiring in the U.S., more pressure to deliver automation and AI at the same time, less outsourcing, fewer H-1B visas and less job mobility.

The Trump administration said Friday it would raise application fees for the H-1B visa, causing companies and lawyers to scramble to advise workers.

President Donald Trump is instituting two major changes to the H-1B visa process, including the introduction of a so-called "gold card," the U.S. Department of Labor confirmed in a media release.