Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has voiced concern over the newly introduced $100,000 H-1B visa fee, saying it could have prevented his own journey to the United States — and ultimately changed the course of his life.
In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Huang reflected on how the new policy might have affected his family when they immigrated decades ago. “I don't think that my family would have been able to afford the $100,000, and so the opportunity for my family and for me to be here would not have been possible with this current policy,” he said.
Huang, now 62, was born in Taiwan and spent part of his childhood in Thailand before his family settled in the US when he was just nine years old. He emphasised that immigration and the idea of the “American dream” were instrumental in shaping hi