PitchBook: Trump’s $100K H-1B Fee Was Meant to Slow Foreign Tech Hiring. It May Not Be Working.
June 8, 2026

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Top US startups are continuing to hire H-1B workers despite a $100,000 fee that has shifted immigration cost dynamics across the tech sector. In an article published in PitchBook, Partner Audrea Golding discusses how top-funded companies may have greater flexibility in absorbing immigration-related costs, even as hiring remains competitive. She notes that this flexibility does not necessarily reflect support for the fee.
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