Big Tech Found a Loophole Around Trump's $100K H-1B Fee
Amazon, Google, and other giants are eyeing workarounds to dodge the hefty new visa fee hitting foreign worker hires.
The Trump administration's new $100,000 H-1B visa fee was supposed to hit Big Tech where it hurts. Turns out, the biggest players are already plotting escape routes.
Amazon, Google, and other tech giants are discussing strategies to sidestep the massive fee entirely. The trick? Target workers in categories exempt from the charge — like people who already hold H-1B visas.
It's a classic case of corporate regulatory arbitrage. Find the loophole, exploit the loophole.
Smaller companies aren't so lucky. Without the resources or flexibility to restructure their hiring pipelines, they're stuck eating the full cost. The fee creates a two-tier system where deep pockets buy workarounds while startups get squeezed.
The move highlights how immigration policy meant to reshape tech hiring often just reshapes who can afford to play the game.