A new federal policy is causing some uncertainty for businesses in Connecticut. An executive order from President Trump introduces a new hefty fee on H-1B visas for highly educated and skilled international workers.

The Trump administration said it’s to push companies to hire American workers, but a local business said it’s not that simple.

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At AI Engineers in Middletown, messages started flying after the news that Trump announced a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.

“Within basically like an hour, I start getting like a spam of email message from our executive team,” Tariq Islam, chief of staff at AI Engineers, said.

The company has around 25 visa holders, all focused in civil and construction engineering mainly on

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