‘80% competition vanished’: Ex-Meta employee says H1B fee opens door for Americans
A former Meta employee has sparked a fierce debate on H-1B visas after United States President Donald Trump announced a one-time fee of $100,000 for all new applications. Zach Wilson, now the founder of a San Francisco-based data analytics company, took to X to reflect on his time at Meta in 2017.
“When I worked at Meta in 2017, I was on a team of 17 people. Fifteen of the 17 were on H-1B visas. I was one of two Americans on the team. Just for core growth data engineering, that’s 1.5 million dollars in visa fees under the new rules,” Wilson wrote.
