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These types of Visas typically require that you do graduate studies in a US academic institution to be considered "high-skilled". Nothing against this but I've seen many folks add another post-graduate degree just to tick a box.

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Which should lead to more demand for professors I assume, but since academia is tenure tracked and therefore isn't very elastic, then it leads to I guess bigger class sizes and more administrative bloat driving up program costs, which in turn drives up loan borrowing?

Just guesses. I'm very curious as to the feedback loops created on the overall system.

Yep, that's pretty accurate. It also drives degree inflation in the job market: "Why would I hire a BS student when I can get an MS or even PhD for the same price?"

>These types of Visas typically require that you do graduate studies in a US academic institution to be considered "high-skilled".

I don't know that the word "high-skilled" is used anywhere in the actual law(s).

There is "skilled" (EB-3) and "advanced degrees" (EB-2). The latter will usually require an MS degree.

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