Lutnick said that with the USD 100,000 fee on applications, "at least it shouldn't be overrun with these people. "H1B visas are for tech consultants? He added that the H1B lottery needs to be "fixed" and the US should only give "highly-skilled jobs" to the "most highly-skilled people". "The idea of having tech consultants and trainees who are inexpensive should be eliminated. "Launching Project Firewall will help us ensure no employers are abusing H1B visas at the expense of our workforce," US Secretary of Labour Lori Chavez-DeRemer had said in a statement.