H-1B, Trump and VISA
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The Trump administration's plan to dramatically raise fees for H-1B visas is drawing concern from U.S. healthcare groups who say the move could worsen staffing shortages as more than half of healthcare workers consider changing jobs within the next year.
Startup founders are worried that changes to the H-1B visa program could make it even harder to compete with bigger companies in the talent wars.
The proposal comes after Trump announced plans for companies to pay a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas, which companies use to hire foreign workers.
A software engineer from India says he's considering moving back home. The US feels too unstable after President Donald Trump's H-1B fees, he says.
Vikram Ahuja, Managing Director and Co-founder of ANSR, highlights that India has already emerged as a global hub for Global Capability Centers (GCCs), and that the proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee could prompt more U.