In Numbers: H-1B was already tough for Indians; Donald Trump's 100,000 fee just made it tougher

The H-1B programme was created in 1990 with a cap of 65,000 visas per year, later expanded to include 20,000 extra slots for US master’s degree holders. That total of 85,000 visas has not changed in over a decade, even as America’s economy and demand for skilled workers exploded.