A cocktail of regulatory uncertainty, steep new fees and immigration anxieties has spooked H-1B visa holders and made them reluctant to switch from big tech firms to smaller, riskier ventures, multiple founders told ET. They said the second order effects of the new H1-B regulations are starting to show even in lateral hires — a segment relatively less affected by policy flux.
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