The U.S. government’s recent adjustments to H-1B visas — including stricter eligibility criteria and increased wage thresholds — are impacting sectors such as technology, healthcare, and finance. Andrea Heng and Syahida Othman discuss with Alex Capri, Senior Lecturer at NUS Business School and author of Technonationalism: How It’s Reshaping Trade, Geopolitics, and Society, how these changes influence skilled foreign workers, corporate hiring strategies, and the wider economy.