内容来源：https://www.geekwire.com/2025/a-100k-wall-for-talent-tech-leader-and-author-shirish-nadkarni-on-the-h-1b-fee-and-impact-of-immigrants/

内容总结：

上周，一项突如其来的行政令为新的H-1B工作签证申请增设了10万美元的高额费用，此举在美国科技行业引发震动，并再次激起了那个长期存在的辩论：技术移民究竟是美国就业岗位的竞争者，还是不可或缺的创新驱动力？

微软老兵、连续创业者希里什·纳德卡尼对此有切身感受。这位数十年前从印度移民至美国的企业家，其创办的多家公司曾被黑莓和罗赛塔石碑收购。他在其新书《印度裔美国人的科技成功故事》中提出，移民创业者——尤其是来自印度的创业者——是美国最宝贵的经济财富之一。

纳德卡尼指出，当年美国富有远见的政策，例如1965年具有里程碑意义的《哈特-塞勒法案》，为印度、中国等此前受排挤国家的技术移民打开了大门，这并非偶然，而是催生本轮移民引领创新浪潮的直接原因。他在书中写道，这一政策转变恰逢科技行业崛起及印度理工学院等顶尖学府的创建，由此形成了一条稳定的人才输送管道，最终为硅谷、西雅图等科技中心的兴起注入动力，并为今日的创业生态奠定了基础。

他认为，在当前形势下，特别是为了在人工智能竞赛中胜出，美国亟需重拾这种开放思维。他在访谈中直言：“如果我们不利用全球最优秀的人才来帮助我们，将如何与中国竞争？”

纳德卡尼呼吁进行移民改革，以释放更多创业潜力，具体措施包括设立专门的创业签证、取消绿卡国别限制等。他指出，目前印度籍申请者的绿卡积压已超过十年，这一瓶颈已令许多印度理工学院的毕业生对赴美发展望而却步。他希望针对H-1B新规的法律挑战能够成功。

尽管遭遇此次政策挫折，纳德卡尼对美国创新的未来仍持乐观态度。他表示：“我们拥有世界上最顶尖的头脑，我预计他们会继续想办法来到这里，为美国经济做出贡献，我们也将继续见证杰出初创企业的诞生。”

中文翻译：

上周一项出人意料的行政命令规定，新H-1B签证申请需缴纳10万美元费用，此举引发美国科技行业震动，并重新点燃了一场旷日持久的辩论：技术移民究竟是美国就业市场的竞争者，还是推动创新的关键力量？本期《极客线》播客嘉宾希里什·纳德卡尼对此有切身体会。

这位微软元老、连续创业者（其初创企业曾被黑莓和罗塞塔石碑公司收购）于数十年前从印度移民至美国。他在新书《印度裔美国科技成功故事》中提出，移民创业者——尤其是印度裔——是美国最宝贵的经济资产之一。

纳德卡尼解释道，这波由移民主导的创新浪潮并非偶然，而是当年美国前瞻性政策的直接成果。他提到了1965年具有里程碑意义的《哈特-塞勒法案》等关键立法，该法案为长期受早期移民法排斥的印度、中国等技术移民打开了大门。正如他在书中所写，这一政策转变恰逢科技行业兴起及印度理工学院等机构的创立，形成了人才输送管道，最终催生了硅谷、西雅图等科技重镇，为当今创业生态奠定基础。

他指出，在人工智能竞赛白热化的今天，秉持类似的前瞻思维至关重要。"若不利用全球顶尖人才，我们如何与中国竞争？"他在播客访谈中发问。纳德卡尼呼吁推行移民改革以释放创业潜力——从设立创业签证到取消绿卡国别限额。目前印度籍申请者的积案已超过十年，他坦言这种瓶颈已使许多印度理工毕业生放弃赴美发展。

对于新出台的H-1B费用政策，他表示希望能在法庭上被成功挑战。尽管遭遇挫折，纳德卡尼仍对美国创新前景保持乐观："我们拥有全球最优秀的人才，相信他们会继续寻找途径为美国经济做贡献，伟大的初创企业仍将不断涌现。"

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英文来源：

A surprise executive order last week put a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, alarming the U.S. tech industry and resurfacing a long-running debate: are skilled immigrants competitors for American jobs, or crucial drivers of innovation?
This week’s GeekWire Podcast guest, Shirish Nadkarni, knows this debate firsthand.
A Microsoft veteran and serial entrepreneur whose startups were acquired by BlackBerry and Rosetta Stone, Nadkarni immigrated from India decades ago. His new book, The Indian American Tech Success Story, makes the case that immigrant founders — especially from India — are among America’s greatest economic assets.
Nadkarni explained that this wave of immigrant-led innovation wasn’t an accident, but a direct result of forward-thinking U.S. policy at the time. He pointed to key legislation including the pivotal Hart-Celler Act of 1965, which opened the doors for skilled immigrants from countries like India and China, who had long been excluded under earlier immigration laws.
As he writes in the book, that policy shift coincided perfectly with the rise of the tech industry and the founding of institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). This created a pipeline of talent, ultimately fueling the rise of Silicon Valley, Seattle, and other tech hubs, and laying the groundwork for today’s entrepreneurial ecosystem
He says a similar mindset is critical today, especially for the U.S. to win the AI race.
“How are we going to compete with China if we don’t take advantage of the best talent around the world to help us?” he said during our podcast conversation.
Nadkarni called for immigration reforms to unlock more entrepreneurial potential — from a dedicated startup visa to eliminating country caps in the green-card system. The current backlog for Indian applicants is more than a decade, a bottleneck that he says has already discouraged many IIT graduates from pursuing careers in the U.S.
He said he hopes the new H-1B fee will be successfully challenged in court.
Even with this setback, Nadkarni said he remains optimistic about the future of U.S. innovation. “We have the best minds in the world,” he said. “I expect that they’ll continue to find a way to come and contribute to the U.S. economy, and we will continue to have really great startups.”
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