Skilled foreign workers in California’s Silicon Valley are increasingly getting caught in rounds of layoffs. From The Guardian:
California's Silicon Valley
It’s a small number compared with the layoffs of H-1B visa holders during the dot-com crash. But the downturn has sent a wave of concern through the community of immigrant workers who hold the visa, which companies use to hire skilled non-citizens.
Though there is no official tally of visa holders who have been laid off, “It’s happening every day,” said San Jose, California immigration lawyer Indu Liladhar-Hathi.
“If they don’t have work, they’re in trouble,” said Gabriel Jack, also a San Jose immigration lawyer. “They’ve got to get out” of the country, he said. “That’s the toughest part about being an H-1B.”
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