{
  "id": 14416366,
  "title": "The winners and losers of the new H-1B era",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/the-winners-and-losers-of-the-new-h-1b-era",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-14T09:18:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/h-1b-winners-losers-companies-industries-applicants-policies-2026-10"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The new H-1B reality reveals distinct winners and losers. The Trump administration's proposals target various legal immigration pathways, including the H-1B visa for highly skilled foreign workers and the OPT student work authorization after graduation from a U.S. university. Vice President JD Vance recently announced a crackdown on green card pathways for workers at tech firms like Microsoft and Adobe.\n\nBusiness Insider's \"H-1B Fallout: 1 year later\" series examines how skilled foreign workers navigate these changing immigration policies. By analyzing H-1B application data from the first three quarters of the last three fiscal years, the series identifies clear winners and losers.\n\nThe wage-weighted H-1B cap selection favors high-salary, highly specialized workers. Employers with ample cash and employees with in-demand skills gain a relative advantage in the increasingly uncertain H-1B regime. The US issues 85,000 H-1B visas annually, but demand consistently exceeds supply. Applications in the March 2026 H-1B lottery dropped more than 38% from the previous year.\n\nTech employers, particularly those heavily invested in generative AI, are among the biggest winners. They are well-positioned to navigate the current environment due to their robust immigration policies and compliance programs. Tech giants like Nvidia, Anthropic, and OpenAI have seen their certified H-1B applications skyrocket, reflecting how closely tied hiring changes are to broader economic trends.\n\nSmall startups, however, face significant challenges. Without the financial resources or legal departments to contest the $100,000 H-1B fee, these companies are likely to suffer, potentially stifling innovation in the startup sector.",
  "summary": "Business Insider spoke to immigration lawyers and academics, and analyzed H-1B application data, to understand who's better and worse off.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}