'Let laid off immigrants stay': US lawmakers in letter to immigration services
1 min read . Updated: 13 Apr 2023, 11:00 AM IST
In their letter to USCIS Director Ur Jaddou, the lawmakers have argued that in today's knowledge-based economy, some immigrants possess highly valuable skills
A group of lawmakers from Silicon Valley has expressed concerns over large-scale layoffs in the tech industry and has requested the US Citizenship and Immigration Services to let the high-skilled immigrants stay in the country even if they loose their jobs.
In their letter to USCIS Director Ur Jaddou, the lawmakers have argued that in today's knowledge-based economy, some immigrants possess highly valuable skills, and “forcing them to leave the US is harmful to our nation's long-term economic competitiveness."
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