Aizada Marat

Aizada Marat, founder and CEO of Alma, shares her inspiring journey from Kyrgyzstan to the U.S. She discusses the proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee, highlighting the potential negative impact on startups and innovation. Aizada emphasizes the risks of losing talented immigrants and challenges the narrative that they undermine American wages. She also raises concerns about companies opting for remote hiring to avoid costs, ultimately questioning policies that seem contradictory to the U.S. reputation for valuing skilled talent.