An ex-Microsoft scientist is building an AI startup to change how companies handle work visas

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Priyanka Kulkarni smiles for a photo in front of a potted plant
Priyanka Kulkarni

Casium

Facebook Removes ICE-Tracking Group Under Pressure From Trump Regime

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Police attack protesters near an immigration processing and detention facility on October 10, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois, outside of Chicago.

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 standing on outdoor steps outside a building.
Shreya Mishra Reddy plans to leave the US before her student work authorization expires in January 2026.

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Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna says the H-1B visa needs change — but a 'blanket' $100k fee isn't the solution

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Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna said that startups will be hurt by a "blanket" fee on H-1B visas.

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Get used to an America with fewer jobs

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Halls of immigration court
Immigration changes are likely adding to supply issues in the US labor market.

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A major Silicon Valley medtech company just announced it was pausing H-1B hires

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Intuitive Surgical Gary Guthart
Gary Guthart

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After an initial panic, Silicon Valley looks beyond the H1-B

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Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch

Vercel

The three-headed problem that's throwing the US economy into chaos

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Donald Trump trapped inside a triangle

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I'm a Trump supporter — but I might move back to India over his H-1B policy

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Plane leaving Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Plane leaving Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

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JPMorgan economists predict the H-1B visa's new $100,000 fee could cut 5,500 work authorizations per month

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, speaks after signing an executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on H1B visas in the Oval Office at the White House.
President Donald Trump, accompanied by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, speaks after signing an executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on H1B visas in the Oval Office at the White House.

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