H-1B visa barriers won't dislodge US as AI's indispensable center

No other country has the capacity to soak up its foreign tech talent

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The Trump administration has announced a $100,000 supplemental fee on new H-1B visa applications, leading some to fret that the U.S. will forfeit its global tech leadership. © Reuters

Alvin Camba is the incoming lead scientist and director of research at Lyvi, an AI company that uses advanced data and machine learning to analyze global supply chains, assess risk, and reveal opaque investment and trade patterns in critical resources and strategic industries. He is also a senior adjunct scientist at Associated Universities.

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