Jensen Huang and Sam Altman react to new H-1B $100K fee
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Jensen Huang and Sam Altman react to new H-1B $100K fee
""We want all the brightest minds to come to the United States. Remember immigration is the foundation of the American dream, and we represent the American dream," Huang said. "And so I think immigration is really important to our company and is really important to our nation's future, and I'm glad to see President Trump making the moves he's making.""
""We need to get the smartest people in the country, and streamlining that process and also sort of aligning financial incentives seems good to me.""
An executive order introduced a $100,000 fee for H‑1B visa applications, prompting weekend confusion across Silicon Valley. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised immigration as foundational to the American dream and important to his company and the nation's future. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said streamlining the visa process and aligning financial incentives would help attract top talent. Nvidia is a major H‑1B employer, reporting 1,519 H‑1B filings among 36,000 employees worldwide at the end of fiscal 2025. Major tech firms advised visa holders not to leave the U.S. while the White House clarified the fee applies only to new applicants.
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