Amazon, Walmart shareholder pushes firms to report impact of Trump's immigration policies


A U.S. flag and a U.S. H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

NEW YORK, ‌Dec 18 - A union-aligned investment group sent letters to Amazon, Walmart and Alphabet on Wednesday, asking ‌how U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies were impacting their finances and supply chains, according ‌to the documents seen by Reuters.

SOC Investment Group owns less than 1% of each of the companies, which include some of the top recipients of H-1B visa petition approvals for skilled foreign professionals. It wants the companiesto show how they will navigate Trump's $100,000 fee structure ‍for new visa approvals. The group has succeeded in the past ‍with such resolutions to convince companies to ‌carry out racial-equity audits and disclose more about their lobbying.

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