Meta, Google, and Amazon slash H-1B petitions after Trump's visa crackdown

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Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy, and Mark Zuckerberg

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Texas governor orders H-1B hiring freeze at state universities and agencies

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

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I'm a business immigration lawyer. I'm telling my clients that if you have a valid visa stamp, return to the US now.

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Tahmina Watson.

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Why are visa workers getting stuck overseas? Here's what to know.

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Visa workers are getting stuck overseas because of a new policy mandating that consular officers review visa applicants' social-media posts.

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New H-1B visa rules upgrade some lottery applicants — and squeeze out others

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Big Tech is emerging a winner in the new H-1B system, while early-stage startups could lose out.

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The US will now review H-1B applicants' social media — and require them to make profiles public, State Department says

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The US will require H-1B applicants to make their social media public for visa vetting, a State Department spokesperson said.

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Jensen Huang said his family wouldn't have been able to afford the $100K H-1B visa fee when they immigrated to the US

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Jensen Huang has said the new H-1B fee is probably too high.

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I plan to leave the US because I can't get an H-1B visa. I'm worried Trump's $100,000 fee means my American dream is over.

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Shreya Mishra Reddy plans to leave the US before her student work authorization expires in January 2026.

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As the US tightens restrictions on foreign workers, the rest of the world scrambles to lure top talent

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President Donald Trump

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An AI startup founder explains why the H-1B executive order doesn't change his hiring plans

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Arko C

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