r/hackernews • u/qznc_bot2 • 3d ago

Tech companies are telling immigrant employees on visas not to leave the U.S.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/31/immigration-h1b-fear-siliconvalley/
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u/mn540 3d ago

Unless you work for Tesla, X, SpaceX, or Starlink. You are exempted. /s

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u/Jazzlike_770 3d ago

And risk getting jailed?

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u/BlackPriestOfSatan 3d ago

Tech companies have been moving US teams to Canada for the past few years (since COVID) when hiring talent from China for example and India.

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u/Birdinhandandbush 1d ago

Telling or begging

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u/qznc_bot2 3d ago

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.