Business Insider recently quoted Divij Kishore, an immigration attorney at Flagship Law, in its coverage of how ongoing layoffs are affecting foreign professionals in the technology sector.
Layoff Fears Are Pushing Some Visa Holders Out of Big Tech explores how the volatile tech employment landscape has created uncertainty for some visa holders in the U.S. As layoffs continue across major tech employers, some foreign professionals have taken routes like changing workplaces, exploring entrepreneurship, or considering opportunities outside the U.S.
In the article, Mr. Kishore highlights a the broader economic consequence of those decisions. Some of his clients have explored visa options that would allow them to pursue entrepreneurship rather than remain dependent on an employer, while others have relocated to Canada, Australia, Europe, and elsewhere, taking their skills and experience with them.
“They’re working with the same organizations in the same field and industry,” he told Business Insider. “It’s an effective brain drain.”
Mr. Kishore’s comments underscore how immigration policy can have economic impacts beyond the individual visa case: the expertise developed by highly skilled professionals in the U.S. can ultimately be put to the benefit of other countries and economies when those professionals leave.
Read the full Business Insider article: Layoff Fears Are Pushing Some Visa Holders Out of Big Tech
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