Accenture CEO Julie Sweet calls H-1B visas ‘really a non-issue,’ says: We only…

While Silicon Valley erupts over United States’ $100,000 H-1B visa fee, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet has a notably different take: the policy barely registers as a concern for her company. Sweet sees Trump’s $100,000 visa fee as minimal threat to operations, positioning policy shifts as revenue opportunities. Speaking during company’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Sweet dismissed worries about the controversial immigration overhaul that sent tech companies scrambling over the weekend. Her reasoning is straightforward—Accenture simply doesn’t rely on H-1B visas the way other firms do.