Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently publicly criticized the Trump administration's policy of raising H-1B visa fees to $100,000 (approximately 713,000 RMB), saying that if the policy had been implemented during his childhood, it would have directly blocked his family's chance to immigrate to the United States. The 62-year-old tech leader admitted on CNBC's "Money Talk": "My family couldn't have afforded that fee back then, and this policy would have eliminated our chance to immigrate to the United States."
Huang, who immigrated to the United States from Taiwan at the age of nine, has become a prime example of the "American Dream." He emphasized that immigration is a crucial cornerstone of American society, offering countless people the opportunity to change their lives through hard work.
While Huang believes the Trump administration's policy is intended to attract top global talent, the six-figure fee threshold "may be too high." The executive order, signed on September 19th of this year, has sent shockwaves through the tech industry, with many companies urgently advising H-1B employees to suspend international travel. The Trump administration later clarified that the new rule applies only to new applicants and does not affect existing visa holders.
In response, Nvidia has announced it will fully cover the increased fees for all of its over 1,400 H-1B visa employees. In an internal memo, Jensen Huang specifically noted, "Nvidia's success is built on talent from around the world. Without immigrants, we wouldn't have achieved this." This statement demonstrates both the tech giant's concern for talent policies and the centrality of immigration to American industrial competition.
