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Amazon blamed AI for layoffs, then hired cheap H1-B workers, senators allege | Tech firms pressed to explain if H-1B workers are paid less than US workers.
Tech firms pressed to explain if H-1B workers are paid less than US workers.
Most tech companies haven't commented directly on the order, with Netflix founder Reed Hastings standing out among the few voicing support for the change, while other firms internally warned workers to limit travel until companies understood how the process could impact existing H-1B employees. Previously, tech firms only had to pay somewhere between $1,700 to $4,500, "depending on whether the visa was expedited," The Guardian reported. While Big Tech firms can afford to pay the fees, the US risks falling behind in innovation and tech leadership, critics told the Times, as "Silicon Valley relies on a steady stream of start-ups to advance new ideas and technologies."
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