Studies show the presence of H-1B workers in a company boosts innovation, patents, and productivity. [1] For every temporary foreign worker employed by a U.S. firm, studies show that 5 to 7.5 new domestic jobs are created, and that those on H-1B visas obtain a disproportionate number of high quality patents. [2] Alphabet was one of the top 10 sponsors of H-1B worker visas in the fiscal year 2025, employing over 4,000 workers with the visa. [3] In September 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation raising the annual fee for skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas from $215 to $100,000. [4] The Company has not disclosed to shareholders how it plans to either move forward without these skilled workers or plan to bear the economic strain from the new fees. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world and the technology landscape. Alphabet?s capital expenditures for 2025, which are driven largely by investment in AI technology and services, are expected to reach up to $93 billion, nearly double those reported in 2024. [5] These investments have been highly successful for Alphabet. The release of the Gemini 3 AI model and Google?s custom AI chip was met with praise from consumers and increased share value. [6]   Immigrant talent has been crucial to success of AI development at Alphabet. The Google paper Attention Is All You Need is considered foundational to today?s generative AI products. [7] Of its eight authors, six were born outside the United States. [8] In 2024, Google filed a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor stating that immigration policies were limiting its ability to hire top global AI talent and that the Company expected the demand for AI roles to increase significantly going forward. [9] Additionally, changes to student visa policies in 2025 led to a 17% decline in new international students studying in the U.S. in the fall semester of 2025. [10] More than 50% of computer scientists with graduate degrees and nearly 70% of current graduate students in the U.S. were born abroad. [11] Concerns have been raised that current U.S. immigration policies will lead to ?brain drain,? an inability to recruit or retain global talent. [12]  This is particularly relevant in the field of AI, where foreign countries and companies are eager to catch up with Alphabet?s lead in the AI race. [13] We urge shareholders to vote FOR this proposal.   [1] https://www.cato.org/blog/dont-ban-h-1b-workers-they-are-worth-their-weight-patents [2] https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/attracting-global-talent-ensure-america-first-innovation [3] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/20/trump-h-1b-visa-tech-foreign-governments.html [4] https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/20/business/h-1b-fee-trump-immigration-workers [5] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yp2y8rdpro [6] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/the-stock-market-believes-google-is-now-winning-the-ai-race-over-openai-nvidia.html [7] https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/china-emerges-as-only-real-rival-to-us-in-global-ai-race/ [8] https://www.communicationstoday.co.in/china-emerges-as-only-real-rival-to-us-in-global-ai-race/ [9] https://www.businessinsider.com/google-requests-update-immigration-rules-hire-top-ai-talent-2024-5 [10] https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/30/international-student-enrollment-decline.html?msockid=0cc029ed1acd634306ad3f651b2b622f [11] https://cset.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/CSET_US_AI_Workforce.pdf [12] https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-hostility-to-legal-immigration-harms-americas-global-leadership-in-innovation/ [13] https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-foreign-worker-restrictions-h1b-visa-foreign-talent-recruitment-2025-9#china-5