H-1b Visa Changes Explained: The Loophole Costing Startups Talent

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Today connected TechCrunch’s ⁠Equity⁠ podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis was joined by ⁠Jeremy Neufeld⁠, nan Director of Immigration Policy astatine nan Institute for Progress, to break down what the caller H-1B change intends for startups, founders, and nan early of tech talent successful America. 

Watch nan afloat section for much about: 

  • The monolithic loophole that lets 80% of H-1B applicants skip nan $100,000 interest entirely 
  • Why nan caller costs strategy could springiness much visa slots to knowledgeable acupuncturists than caller AI PhD grads making $200K 
  • Why universities and nationalist labs are stuck successful limbo, knowing they person to salary but not knowing how 

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