【CNA中央社採訪】For thousands of Taiwanese, H-1B visa confusion hits home

感謝中央社英文新聞 Focus Taiwan 記者Lee Chieh-Yu採訪

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Immigration attorney Cecilia Hu (胡芮萍), a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, suggested the policy may even give Taiwanese students in the U.S. an edge, depending on how the situation plays out.

She said its focus on "aliens' entry" -- which could imply that the fee would only be applied to foreign workers being brought in from overseas -- may mean that companies hiring U.S.-based international students won't face the $100,000 fee.

If foreign applications drop significantly, U.S.-based international students might have better lottery odds, she said.

There is also a downside, Hu said, as more HR departments inquire about the risks of hiring H-1B workers.

"They might become more conservative about H-1B workers, creating a tougher path for international students."

Luo Tz-yuan, an information engineering master's student at Northeastern University Oakland, told CNA that many of his classmates were shocked and worried about their prospects of staying in the U.S.

Hsieh (謝), a Bay Area-based Taiwanese engineer, worried about the plight of Taiwanese students in the U.S.

"They have been born at the worst of times," he said. "There's already the AI replacement crisis, and now visa issues are adding up."

Though Ko is safe for the time being, the chaos he faced has left him considering work in Canada, Singapore or Japan.

"I'm pessimistic about the future - U.S. companies will prefer outsourcing jobs overseas rather than creating an immigration-friendly environment," he said.

(By Lee Chieh-Yu and Chang Hsin-yu)

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