美东时间周五，特朗普签署行政命令，决定对H-1B签证新申请征收10万美元费用。若申请数量与去年持平，美国雇主每年需承担约140亿美元额外成本。白宫澄清，该措施仅适用于明年2月起的新申请者，现有签证持有人不受影响。
据英国金融时报报道，硅谷和IT行业受到的冲击最大，医疗和会计等行业同样依赖H-1B。Y Combinator首席执行官Garry Tan批评，这一政策将削弱美国初创企业竞争力，相当于把机会拱手让给加拿大等海外科技中心。
法律界人士认为，10万美元的收费超出行政权限，法院可能会阻止执行。与此同时，特朗普政府计划推动更广泛的H-1B改革，包括提高工资门槛，并改为按薪资排名分配签证。部分企业考虑转向L-1签证，但条件更苛刻。
特朗普的幕僚对此存在分歧。马斯克支持H-1B计划，而班农主张废除。IBM副董事长Gary Cohn则表示，费用提高有助于确保企业只为真正稀缺的人才申请签证。（国际财闻汇）
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