I'm a lawyer who couldn't pay $100k for H-1B workers. Opportunities could open up again now the fee has been scrapped.

Hung-Lin Lai. Courtesy of Hung-Lin Lai Hung-Lin Lai, an Oklahoma-based lawyer, welcomed a judge blocking the $100,000 H-1B visa fee. Lai said small businesses like his will likely seek to hire from abroad again. However, Lai said it's unclear if the fee will remain struck down. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hung-Lin Lai, 34, the CEO of Lai & Turner Law Firm PLLC, who lives in Oklahoma. The following has been edited for length and clarity. When a federal ruling str...