特朗普10万美元H-1B签证费用引发行业担忧

"...Panic, confusion and then a hasty White House climbdown - it was a weekend of whiplash for hundreds of thousands of Indians on H-1B visas...."

"...Chaos followed: Silicon Valley firms urged staff not to travel outside the country, overseas workers scrambled for flights, and immigration lawyers worked overtime to decode the order...."

"...Even with the tweak, the policy effectively shutters the H-1B pipeline that, for three decades, powered the American dream for millions of Indians and, more importantly, supplied the lifeblood of talent to US industries...."

"...That pipeline reshaped both countries...."

"...For India, the H-1B became a vehicle of aspiration: small-town coders turned dollar earners, families vaulted into the middle class, and entire industries - from airlines to real estate - catered to a new class of globe-trotting Indians...."

"...For the US, it meant an infusion of talent that filled labs, classrooms, hospitals and start-ups...."

"...Today, Indian-origin executives run Google, Microsoft and IBM, and Indian doctors make up nearly 6% of the US physician workforce...."

"...The broader impact on the US could be severe: hospitals facing doctor shortages, universities struggling to attract STEM students, and start-ups without the lobbying muscle of Google or Amazon are likely to be hit hardest...."

"...That anxiety is echoed by other experts...."

"...The impact, in fact, will be felt most sharply by Indian students, who make up one in four international students in the US...."

"...As the dust settles, the H-1B shake-up looks less like a tax on foreign workers and more like a stress test for US companies - and the economy...."

"...How companies respond will determine whether the US continues to lead in innovation and talent - or cedes ground to more welcoming economies...."