Seattle Tech Layoffs May Be Ticket Home for Foreign Workers

Many “guest workers” on temporary work visas must get rehired within 60 days to avoid being forced to leave the U.S. It’s unclear how many of the 18,000 Seattle-area tech workers laid off had temporary visas.

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