"In his second term, Trump has used executive authority to push companies to hire more US citizens, casting it as part of his "Make America Great Again" agenda. In his latest order, the president announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, which tech and finance companies have long relied on to hire the best and brightest from abroad. His crackdown on immigration more broadly has also given some foreign workers pause when considering the US for a job."
"At a press conference on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country was making plans to attract the kind of talent that once relied on H-1B visas in the US. "What is clear is that the opportunity to attract people who previously would have got so-called H-1B visas, and I'm going to simplify it, one of the big cohorts is in the tech sector, not as many of those people are going to get visas to the United States," he said. "It's an opportunity for Canada.""
President Donald Trump's administration has implemented immigration and visa policy changes that raise the cost and restrict access to foreign high-skilled workers, including a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The policies push companies to hire more US citizens and have created uncertainty among foreign job-seekers and researchers. Federal cuts to research funding have reduced the attractiveness of US positions for top scientists. As a result, other national governments are positioning themselves to attract displaced tech and research talent. Canada has explicitly announced plans to pursue professionals who previously would have obtained H-1B visas.
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