Google CEO Sundar Pichai on H-1B visa: Contribution of immigrants to sector has been nothing but…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has defended the role of immigrants in building America’s technology dominance, calling their contributions “phenomenal” as President Donald Trump’s controversial $100,000 H-1B visa fee continues to spark fierce debate across Silicon Valley months after triggering panic among foreign workers.
“If you look at the history of technology development, the contribution of immigrants to the sector has been nothing but phenomenal,” Pichai told the BBC on Wednesday when asked about Trump’s crackdown on H-1B visa holders.
