• MEDIA: Tech layoffs cause havoc for Indian workers in the United States

    From John D Groenveld@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 2 12:05:11 2023
    The anonymous Reuters hack on whether Donald Trump regrets dispatching
    Jared and Ivanka Kushner to Silicon Valley to sue for peace with the
    likes of Mark Zuckerberg: <URL:https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/tech-layoffs-cause-havoc-indian-workers-united-states/article66534804.ece>
    | "As an immigrant, we become extremely vulnerable because then, to be
    | able to maintain our status, we almost take up anything that comes
    | our way," Gupta said. "There is room to be exploited."
    |
    | Though there are opportunities to land other jobs, the work might be
    | in another field, offer lower pay, or require people to relocate.
    | Gupta said she has bounced from places like Pittsburgh,
    | Pennsylvania, to Dallas, Texas, and Des Moines, Iowa, during her
    | time in the country.
    |
    | Speaking on condition of anonymity, a former engineering director at
    | Google who was recently laid off said there are also significant
    | restrictions for people on L-1 visas.

    Will Kevin McCarthy allow Ur M Jaddou to grant TPS to the Cheap Labor
    Lobby's RIFd scab workers?

    Will Mitch McConnell ask Joe Biden's nominee to succeed Marty Walsh
    at DoL.GOV whether the glut in RIFd STEM workers impacts the prices
    employers pay for STEM work?

    John
    groenveld@acm.org
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