SynopsisAmerican companies are increasingly hesitant to hire international talent and sponsor visas, a trend linked to President Trump's stricter immigration policies. A significant drop in recruiter willingness to hire foreign graduates and a surge in companies considering overseas hiring highlight this shift. These barriers are frustrating businesses that rely on global talent for growth and US economic contribution.ETtechUS companies are less willing to hire international workers or sponsor their visas, another sign that President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is reshaping corporate hiring policies. Twenty-nine percent of American companies said they were open to hiring foreign business school graduates in 2026, down from 33% last year and 55% in 2022, according to a survey of corporate recruiters by the Graduate Management Admission Council. US employers including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have long been willing to pay large sums to obtain immigration lawyers and visas for top foreign-born talent. Applications for three-year visas start around $8,000 a pop, said Anne Walsh, an attorney at Corporate Immigration Partners. But some of the surveyed recruiters said changing federal immigration policies have forced them to reconsider. A quarter said that they are still planning to hire foreign workers and base them out of overseas offices instead of in the US.Bloomberg