Amazon and Meta, Facebook's parent company, are two of the most recent companies to announce plans to let go tens of thousands of workers, following big layoffs at other major American tech companies in recent weeks. The second half of 2022 has not been kind to tech workers in Silicon Valley.
Nearly all of these companies are major users of foreign work visas, including the H-1B visa.
- Amazon ranks first in the number of visa approvals granted by the U.S. government, and at least 15% of its workforce is foreign workers, including those in the Optional Practical Training program, a legally questionable arrangement which lets foreign students stay and work for years after graduating.
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Big-Tech-Layoffs-Explode-Companies-Must-Prioritize-Retaining-American-Workers
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