TechNet, an industry organization representing major US tech companies, urged the Trump administration to withdraw the proposal. According to the Department of Homeland Security's proposed rule, companies are required to pay a fee of 103,265 US dollars for the vast majority of new H-1B visa applications. The game between Silicon Valley and the White House over this visa program for highly skilled immigrants is once again heating up. The industry group submitted public comments on Thursday objecting to the proposed charge. TechNet, which submitted comments, represented leading internet platforms and AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. TechNet wrote in the document: “This proposal harms America's global competitiveness advocated by the President, making it impossible for American companies to obtain the world's top talents, and these talents are the core forces leading innovation, starting businesses, and creating prosperity for the American community.” The organization's members also include a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises, and analysts believe that small businesses will be hit the hardest.

TechNet, an industry organization representing major US tech companies, urged the Trump administration to withdraw the proposal. According to the Department of Homeland Security's proposed rule, companies are required to pay a fee of 103,265 US dollars for the vast majority of new H-1B visa applications. The game between Silicon Valley and the White House over this visa program for highly skilled immigrants is once again heating up. The industry group submitted public comments on Thursday objecting to the proposed charge. TechNet, which submitted comments, represented leading internet platforms and AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. TechNet wrote in the document: “This proposal harms America's global competitiveness advocated by the President, making it impossible for American companies to obtain the world's top talents, and these talents are the core forces leading innovation, starting businesses, and creating prosperity for the American community.” The organization's members also include a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises, and analysts believe that small businesses will be hit the hardest.