Silicon Valley Startup CEO ka Challenge: H-1B Visa Fees $100,000 – Sirf Badi Tech Firms ke Favor Me ?
Box ke CEO Aaron Levie ne President Trump ke naye $100,000 H-1B visa fee rule par strong objection uthaya hai. Unhone kaha ki ye policy badi tech companies ko unfair advantage degi, jabki startups, jo pehle se hi cash shortage face karte hain, unke liye global talent hire karna aur mushkil ho jayega.
“A16z Podcast” par Andreessen Horowitz partners ke saath baat karte hue, Levie ne bola ki itne heavy fee ka matlab hai ki international hiring ek “spending game” ban jayegi, jisme chhoti companies compete hi nahi kar paayengi.Ye naya rule 21 September se lagu ho raha hai, aur isme fee kaafi badh kar $2,000–$5,000 se seedha $100,000 tak chali gayi hai.
Startup founders warn of talent wars disadvantage
Box CEO Aaron Levie ne Khosla Ventures ke Keith Rabois dwara propose ki gayi $20,000 H-1B visa fee ko support kiya. Unka kehna hai ki ye amount itna manageable hai ki chhoti companies bhi skilled workers ke liye compete kar paayengi, aur sirf badi companies ko hi fayda nahi milega.Dusri taraf, startup founders ne Business Insider ko bataya ki Trump ka $100,000 fee rule unke hiring plans ko “kneecap” kar dega, matlab unke liye talent wars me survive karna mushkil ho jayega. Iske wajah se international workers seedhe Big Tech companies ki taraf attract honge, kyunki unke liye ye costs absorb karna easy hai.
Concerns Silicon Valley tak simit nahi hain
Billionaire investor Michael Moritz, jinke portfolio me Google aur PayPal jaise giants shamil hain, unhone bhi warning di hai ki ye policy ulta effect kar sakti hai. Unka kehna hai ki agar U.S. me skilled engineers hire karna itna mehnga ho gaya, toh tech innovation bahar chala jayega.Aaj ke time me engineers easily remote work kar sakte hain, chahe wo India ho ya Eastern Europe, isliye companies talent ko U.S. bulane ki bajay wahi se hire karna shuru kar dengi.
👉 Matlab, Trump ki policy se jo talent ko attract karne ka maksad hai, woh reverse migration me badal sakta hai.
Global Talent aur H-1B Debate
Aaron Levie ka proposal ye emphasize karta hai ki U.S. ko “absolute best in the world” talent attract karna chahiye, lekin saath hi ensure karna chahiye ki H-1B programs American wages ko lift karein, suppress na karein.Unhone warn kiya ki sirf senior-level hires par focus karke junior-level international talent ko exclude karna galti hogi. Unhone example diya ki kaise state school Master’s graduates AI engineers ban kar economy me “positive sum” contribution dete hain.Ye poora debate ek bada sawal uthata hai: America global talent attract karne me apna competitive edge kaise maintain karega?Aaj ke time me successful immigrant executives jaise Microsoft ke Satya Nadella aur Google ke Sundar Pichai H-1B program ke potential benefits ke living example ban chuke hain.
