Angel investor and All-In Podcast host Jason Calacanis publicly praised Alphabet Inc. Alphabet (GOOG) Alphabet (GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, calling him “an amazing American” and crediting immigration policy for the tech sector’s rise.

Immigration Engines Innovation

Praising the India-born executive who has led Alphabet since 2015 in his late Saturday post on X, Calacanis wrote, “America was built for immigrants, by immigrants.”

Calacanis also cited fellow All-In Podcast co-hosts David Sacks, a South Africa-born venture capitalist who served as President Donald Trump’s White House AI and crypto czar before stepping down in March, and Chamath Palihapitiya, a Sri Lanka-born investor, alongside Tesla Inc. Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, who emigrated from South Africa.

In a separate post, Calacanis also thanked United Kingdom-born co-founder and CEO of Starcloud, Philip Johnston, for “choosing America.”

Trump Thanked, Miller Tapped For ‘Second Act’

Calacanis thanked President Trump for supporting high-skilled immigration and suggested White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, known for his hardline immigration stances, pursue reform as a “second act.”

That praise contrasts with President Trump’s record on high-skilled visas during his second term, which has generally been more restrictive. In September 2025, his administration imposed a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions, but a federal judge struck it down in June while appeals continue. The Department of Homeland Security also replaced the H-1B random lottery with a wage-based selection system beginning with the fiscal 2027 cycle.

What You Should Know

Alphabet employed almost 5,550 H-1B workers in 2023, according to Pew Research Center data.

MarketDash’s Take: Immigration policy remains central to Big Tech’s engineering talent pipeline and cost structure.