Trump's H-1B visa changes are are 'anti-growth,' economists warn as corporate panic spreads

Alex Daniel / qz - The president's new rules for the visas for high-skilled workers include hiking the fee to $100,000, about 60 times the previous cost

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By Friday evening, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon had sent urgent communications to foreign employees, according to emails reviewed by WIRED, advising them to return to the states before the Sunday deadline set in the proclamation.

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WIRED talked to six H-1B visa holders who made last-minute decisions to return to the US from vacation or work trips before the new policy took hold. “I think this is going to change many people’s long-term plan about staying in the US.”

5 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

NEW: I talked to six immigrant workers on H-1B visas who had to cancel their travel plans last minute to avoid paying the $100,000 fee Trump suddenly announced on Friday, just to learn about its reversal on Saturday. It cost them thousands of $ to rush ba

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NEW: Who could have possibly seen this coming? @zeyiyang.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/dollar...

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www.wired.com/story/dollar... Vague wording and potentially devastating consequences, countless immigrant workers made hasty, costly decisions to abandon trips, weddings, and family gatherings to avoid additional charges. Social media was filled with fran

5 months / bsky / @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social / mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social

"Before she even met her family at the airport, she already decided to fly back to the US as soon as possible. She only stayed in Urumqi for two hours before hopping on the next flight back to California." @zeyiyang.bsky.social on the H-1B chaos

5 months / bsky / @laurengoode.bsky.social / laurengoode.bsky.social

Regardless of where the Trump admin lands on H1-B visas, the absolute shit-show they created this weekend is yet another deterrent to convincing smart, qualified people to come work in the United States:

5 months / bsky / @katie-drummond.bsky.social / katie-drummond.bsky.social

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