Trump's Visa Fee Hike: A Boon or Bane for Tech Innovation?

The Trump administration's new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas impacts tech recruitment, pushing companies to consider outsourcing. While intended to open jobs for U.S. workers, experts predict it will challenge startups, alter recruitment practices, and may diminish immigrant-driven innovation in the tech industry.

The Trump administration's recent decision to impose a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applicants is causing ripples throughout the tech industry, potentially altering the employment landscape.

While the policy aims to make more positions available for U.S. workers, it has triggered discussions among tech firms about relocating jobs overseas to places where hiring talent remains cost-effective.

Startups, in particular, are feeling the squeeze as they often depend on affordable, skilled labor to drive innovation and growth, a dynamic that now seems at risk under the new regulations.

(With inputs from agencies.)