Just as Silicon Valley firms were grappling with how to access skilled foreign talent amid sky-high H-1B visa fees, the Trump administration is tightening the screws on green cards, too.
A similar immigration crackdown during Trumpβs first term pushed hundreds of American companies to establish their own technology centers in India. Industry experts say history will repeat itself, and offshoring will only accelerate in the years ahead.
βCompanies are looking at where talent is located,β says Shawn McIntire, General Counsel at global employment company PEBL.
βIf bringing someone to the U.S. becomes more difficult or uncertain, a company may decide to hire that person in their home country instead.β