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Core Points - President Trump signed an announcement to significantly reform the H-1B visa program, raising the fees for companies applying for H-1B visas to $100,000 per year, compared to previous fees in the thousands of dollars [2][3] - The increase in H-1B visa fees is expected to impact major tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, which rely on this program to hire foreign employees, including software developers [2][7] - The reform aims to ensure that only high-skilled talent that cannot be replaced by American workers is brought into the U.S., with the intention of incentivizing companies to hire American workers instead [3][4] Company Impact - Cognizant's stock price dropped significantly, with an intraday decline of over 7% and a closing drop of nearly 5%, resulting in a market capitalization of $32.7 billion [2][8] - Accenture also experienced a stock price decline, dropping over 2% before slightly recovering [2][8] - The overall sentiment in the IT services sector has shifted, with Morgan Stanley downgrading its rating for the U.S. IT services industry from "neutral" to "cautious" due to concerns over declining investment returns amid accelerated AI investments [11] Industry Context - The H-1B visa program allows U.S. companies to hire foreign professionals to fill positions where suitable domestic talent is unavailable, primarily utilized by tech companies to attract highly educated technical immigrants [4] - The increase in fees is part of a broader immigration policy reform by the Trump administration, which aims to curb the perceived abuse of the H-1B program and prevent companies from using foreign labor to suppress wages for American workers [4][8] - The annual cap for new H-1B visas is set at 85,000, with approximately 75% of these visas going to applicants from India, highlighting the dependency of large tech firms on Indian talent [7][8]